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Rhenium vs Meitnerium


Meitnerium vs Rhenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Re  
Mt  

Group Number
7  
11
9  
9

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Probably Transition  

CAS Number
7440155  
99+
54038016  
10

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Not Available  

Space Group Number
194.00  
5
Not Available  

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
Not Available  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1908  
In 1982  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %  
29
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %  
29
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
34
Not Available  

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 Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
NA  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Unknown  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
Not Available  
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
Not Available  
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
3,180.00 °C  
2
Not Available  

Boiling Point
5,627.00 °C  
2
Not Available  

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Unknown  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
1,320.00 MPa  
8
Not Available  

Vickers Hardness
1,350.00 MPa  
7
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s  
15
Not Available  

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  
Mt  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
4  
33

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
11
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.46  
15
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
1.60  
21
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
Not Available  

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
20
800.80 kJ/mol  
15

2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
17

3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31

4th Energy Level
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available  
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
35

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+
Not Available  

Electron Work Function
4.96 eV  
7
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
75  
99+
109  
9

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
75  
40
109  
9

Number of Neutrons
111  
26
157  
7

Number of Electrons
75  
40
109  
9

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
40
122.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
151.00 pm  
34
129.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
28
Not Available  

Atomic Weight
186.21 amu  
36
278.00 amu  
7

Atomic Volume
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tungsten
  
Hassium
  

Next Element
Osmium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)  
3
Not Available  

Lattice Constant
276.10 pm  
99+
Not Available  

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
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
18.90 g/cm3  
4
Not Available  

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
Not Available  

Bulk Modulus
370.00 GPa  
2
Not Available  

Young's Modulus
463.00 GPa  
2
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.02  
5
Not Available  

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Unknown  

Resistivity
193.00 nΩ·m  
20
Not Available  

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
33
Not Available  

Electron Affinity
14.50 kJ/mol  
35
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
39
Not Available  

Molar Heat Capacity
25.48 J/mol·K  
38
Not Available  

Thermal Conductivity
48.00 W/m·K  
31
Not Available  

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
707.10 kJ/mol  
3
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
33.05 kJ/mol  
2
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Atomization
791.00 kJ/mol  
2
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+
Not Available  

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