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Rhenium vs Rutherfordium


Rutherfordium vs Rhenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Re   
Rf   

Group Number
7   
11
4   
14

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440155   
99+
53850365   
13

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.
  
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1908   
In 1964   

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 Rutherfordium 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   
Alloys, Research Purposes   

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
2,100.00 °C   
11

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

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   
Rf   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
13   
26

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
579.90 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,389.40 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,296.40 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,640.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,077.90 kJ/mol   
99+

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+
104   
14

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2   
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2   

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
75   
40
104   
14

Number of Neutrons
111   
26
157   
7

Number of Electrons
75   
40
104   
14

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm   
40
150.00 pm   
33

Covalent Radius
151.00 pm   
34
157.00 pm   
31

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
186.21 amu   
36
267.00 amu   
11

Atomic Volume
8.85 cm3/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tungsten
  
Lawrencium
  

Next Element
Osmium
  
Dubnium
  

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
23.20 g/cm3   
8

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   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.02   
5
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Unknown   

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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