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Rhenium vs Zinc

Rhenium
Zinc
Zinc vs Rhenium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Re  
Zn  
Group Number
7  
11
12  
6
Period Number
6  
4  
Block
d block  
d block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440155  
99+
7440666  
24
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa  
Indian metallurgists  
Discovery
In 1908  
Before 1000 BCE  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
12
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
29
0.00 %  
10
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.02 %  
12
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
16
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
10
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
7
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.
  
  • It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Highly Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
6
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
170.00 p.p.m.  
6
Physical
Melting Point
3,180.00 °C  
2
419.58 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
5,627.00 °C  
2
907.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery Gray  
Silvery Gray  
Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
2.50  
15
Brinell Hardness
1,320.00 MPa  
8
327.00 MPa  
39
Vickers Hardness
1,350.00 MPa  
12
207.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s  
19
3,850.00 m/s  
25
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.00  
99+
Reflectivity
70.00 %  
13
80.00 %  
7
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Re  
Zn  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
33  
6
25  
14
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.65  
20
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
2.23  
7
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.46  
16
1.66  
8
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.65  
20
Allen Electronegativity
1.60  
24
1.59  
25
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.35  
35
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
20
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
28
3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12
4th Energy Level
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
20
5th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
15
6th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15
7th Energy level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9
8th Energy Level
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
9th Energy Level
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8
10th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10
11th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
12th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
33
13th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5
14th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
15th Energy Level
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
760.10 kJ/mol  
36
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10
18th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11
19th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
33
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10
20th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
27
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
21st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
179,100.00 kJ/mol  
1
22nd Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
21
906.00 kJ/mol  
9
23rd Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
37
24th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
906.40 kJ/mol  
5
25th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
26th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
27th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
17
906.40 kJ/mol  
3
28th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
23
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
29th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
24
906.40 kJ/mol  
7
30th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol  
18
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.22 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.96 eV  
11
4.33 eV  
24
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Atomic
Atomic Number
75  
99+
30  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
75  
40
30  
99+
Number of Neutrons
111  
27
35  
99+
Number of Electrons
75  
40
30  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
134.00 pm  
99+
Covalent Radius
151.00 pm  
36
122.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
139.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
186.21 amu  
36
65.38 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+
9.20 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Tungsten
  
Copper
  
Next Element
Osmium
  
Gallium
  
Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)  
3
38.90 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
276.10 pm  
99+
266.49 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
17
1.86  
4
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
21.02 g/cm3  
12
7.14 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
18.90 g/cm3  
14
6.57 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
1,070.00 MPa  
3
120.00 MPa  
27
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
7
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)  
37
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
178.00 GPa  
3
43.00 GPa  
18
Bulk Modulus
370.00 GPa  
2
70.00 GPa  
20
Young's Modulus
463.00 GPa  
2
108.00 GPa  
21
Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.25  
24
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
21.02  
14
6.90  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
16
Susceptibility
0.00  
26
0.00  
6
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
193.00 nΩ·m  
20
59.00 nΩ·m  
40
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
38
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12
Electron Affinity
14.50 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14
Molar Heat Capacity
25.48 J/mol·K  
99+
25.47 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
48.00 W/m·K  
31
116.00 W/m·K  
14
Critical Temperature
3,459.00 K  
2
692.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
6.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
30.20 µm/(m·K)  
11
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
707.10 kJ/mol  
4
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
33.05 kJ/mol  
2
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
791.00 kJ/mol  
2
129.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+
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