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Rhenium vs Plutonium


Plutonium vs Rhenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Re   
Pu   

Group Number
7   
11
0   
18

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440155   
99+
7440075   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
P121/m1   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
11.00   
13

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan   

Discovery
In 1908   
In Between 1940 1941   

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.
  
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Toxic   

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
639.50 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
5,627.00 °C   
2
3,235.00 °C   
24

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

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
2,260.00 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   
Pu   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
20   
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
1.28   
33

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.46   
15
1.22   
26

Allen Electronegativity
1.60   
21
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
2.72   
21

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol   
20
584.70 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,084.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,640.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,338.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.99 g/amp-hr   
99+
2.28 g/amp-hr   
22

Electron Work Function
4.96 eV   
7
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
75   
99+
94   
24

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2   
[Rn] 5f6 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Monoclinic (MON)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
75   
40
94   
24

Number of Neutrons
111   
26
150   
11

Number of Electrons
75   
40
94   
24

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm   
40
159.00 pm   
28

Covalent Radius
151.00 pm   
34
187.00 pm   
20

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
186.21 amu   
36
244.00 amu   
19

Atomic Volume
8.85 cm3/mol   
99+
12.32 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tungsten
  
Neptunium
  

Next Element
Osmium
  
Americium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)   
3
64.90 (-eV)   
21

Lattice Constant
276.10 pm   
99+
618.30 pm   
4

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
19.82 g/cm3   
13

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
18.90 g/cm3   
4
16.63 g/cm3   
8

Tensile Strength
1,070.00 MPa   
3
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
26

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
29
2.20 (Pa)   
12

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
178.00 GPa   
3
43.00 GPa   
18

Bulk Modulus
370.00 GPa   
2
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
463.00 GPa   
2
96.00 GPa   
21

Poisson Ratio
0.30   
14
0.21   
32

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.02   
5
19.84   
7

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Poor Conductor   

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

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

Electron Affinity
14.50 kJ/mol   
35
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

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

Molar Heat Capacity
25.48 J/mol·K   
38
35.50 J/mol·K   
3

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
6.20 µm/(m·K)   
99+
46.70 µm/(m·K)   
6

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
707.10 kJ/mol   
3
344.00 kJ/mol   
25

Enthalpy of Fusion
33.05 kJ/mol   
2
2.82 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
791.00 kJ/mol   
2
360.00 kJ/mol   
26

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

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