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Rhenium vs Livermorium


Livermorium vs Rhenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Re  
Lv  

Group Number
7  
11
16  
2

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Probably Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440155  
99+
54100719  
3

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
Livermorium was first synthesized in 2000 by a joint Russian-American research team.  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1908  
In 2000  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
29
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
34
-  

Abundance In Humans
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Livermorium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.50 p.p.m.  
22

Physical

Melting Point
3,180.00 °C  
2
-  

Boiling Point
5,627.00 °C  
2
3,500.00 °C  
18

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
-  

Brinell Hardness
1,320.00 MPa  
8
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
1,350.00 MPa  
12
400.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s  
19
4,600.00 m/s  
21

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
70.00 %  
13
66.00 %  
17

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Re  
Lv  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.46  
16
1.90  
1

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.60  
24
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
20
723.60 kJ/mol  
28

2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,331.50 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,846.30 kJ/mol  
35

4th Energy Level
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,811.20 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,078.60 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
38

8th Energy Level
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
34

9th Energy Level
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
31

10th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30
6,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
30

14th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20
1,168.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20
70,900.00 kJ/mol  
26

16th Energy Level
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
760.10 kJ/mol  
36
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
23

18th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
32

19th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
33
1,169.70 kJ/mol  
13

20th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
27
870.00 kJ/mol  
15

21st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
21
370.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

24th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
548.90 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
709.00 kJ/mol  
27

26th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

27th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
17
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

28th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
23
709.00 kJ/mol  
31

29th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
24
709.00 kJ/mol  
32

30th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.96 eV  
11
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
75  
99+
116  
2

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Livermorium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
75  
40
116  
2

Number of Neutrons
111  
27
160  
5

Number of Electrons
75  
40
116  
2

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
183.00 pm  
12

Covalent Radius
151.00 pm  
36
183.00 pm  
22

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
186.21 amu  
36
293.00 amu  
2

Atomic Volume
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+
22.90 cm3/mol  
16

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tungsten
  
Moscovium
  

Next Element
Osmium
  
No Next Element  

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

Lattice Constant
276.10 pm  
99+
362.15 pm  
36

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
17
1.60  
22

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
21.02 g/cm3  
12
12.90 g/cm3  
28

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
18.90 g/cm3  
14
12.90 g/cm3  
30

Tensile Strength
1,070.00 MPa  
3
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
40
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
178.00 GPa  
3
28.50 GPa  
30

Bulk Modulus
370.00 GPa  
2
42.00 GPa  
34

Young's Modulus
463.00 GPa  
2
12.50 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.02  
14
12.00  
34

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
26
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
38
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
14.50 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
25.48 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
3,459.00 K  
2
1,323.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
707.10 kJ/mol  
4
722.00 kJ/mol  
3

Enthalpy of Fusion
33.05 kJ/mol  
2
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
791.00 kJ/mol  
2
380.50 kJ/mol  
32

Standard Molar Entropy
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+
50.20 J/mol.K  
99+

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