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Rhenium vs Bismuth


Bismuth vs Rhenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Re   
Bi   

Group Number
7   
11
15   
3

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
d block   
p block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440155   
99+
7440699   
22

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
C12/m1   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
12.00   
12

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa   
Claude François Geoffroy   

Discovery
In 1908   
In 1753   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
7 * 10-8 %   
25

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.000006 %   
14

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
0.00 %   
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Alloys of Rhenium are used as an electric contact material. It can resist withstand arc corrosion.
  • Its catalysts are used in hydrogenation of fine chemicals. Its Alloy with nickel is used to produce turbine blades.
  
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3   
20

In Bone
Not Available   
0.20 p.p.m.   
22

Physical Properties

Melting Point
3,180.00 °C   
2
271.30 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
5,627.00 °C   
2
1,560.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Silver   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00   
3
2.25   
15

Brinell Hardness
1,320.00 MPa   
8
70.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,350.00 MPa   
7
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s   
15
1,790.00 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Re   
Bi   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
2.02   
6

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.34   
3

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.46   
15
1.67   
6

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.15   
4

Allen Electronegativity
1.60   
21
2.01   
4

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
1.98   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol   
20
703.00 kJ/mol   
35

2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,610.00 kJ/mol   
33

3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,466.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,640.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,400.00 kJ/mol   
30

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
8,520.00 kJ/mol   
19

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.99 g/amp-hr   
99+
2.60 g/amp-hr   
19

Electron Work Function
4.96 eV   
7
4.22 eV   
22

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
75   
99+
83   
33

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Rhombohedral (RHO)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
75   
40
83   
33

Number of Neutrons
111   
26
126   
18

Number of Electrons
75   
40
83   
33

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm   
40
156.00 pm   
29

Covalent Radius
151.00 pm   
34
148.00 pm   
36

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
207.00 pm   
26

Atomic Weight
186.21 amu   
36
208.98 amu   
29

Atomic Volume
8.85 cm3/mol   
99+
21.30 cm3/mol   
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tungsten
  
Lead
  

Next Element
Osmium
  
Polonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)   
3
41.90 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
276.10 pm   
99+
667.40 pm   
2

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62   
3
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
21.02 g/cm3   
12
9.78 g/cm3   
39

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
18.90 g/cm3   
4
10.05 g/cm3   
18

Tensile Strength
1,070.00 MPa   
3
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
29
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
178.00 GPa   
3
12.00 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
370.00 GPa   
2
31.00 GPa   
38

Young's Modulus
463.00 GPa   
2
32.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30   
14
0.33   
11

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.02   
5
9.79   
30

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
6

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
6

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Semiconductor   

Resistivity
193.00 nΩ·m   
20
1.29 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
33
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
14.50 kJ/mol   
35
91.20 kJ/mol   
11

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
25.48 J/mol·K   
38
25.52 J/mol·K   
37

Thermal Conductivity
48.00 W/m·K   
31
7.97 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
6.20 µm/(m·K)   
99+
13.40 µm/(m·K)   
28

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
707.10 kJ/mol   
3
151.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
33.05 kJ/mol   
2
10.90 kJ/mol   
33

Enthalpy of Atomization
791.00 kJ/mol   
2
207.10 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
36.90 J/mol.K   
99+
56.70 J/mol.K   
24

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