Periodic Table
Symbol
Re
Group Number
7
Rank: 11 (Overall)
0
17
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Period Number
6
Rank: 2 (Overall)
2
7
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Block
d block
Element Family
Transition Metal
CAS Number
7440155
Rank: 64 (Overall)
7429905
54386242
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Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Space Group Number
194.00
Rank: 7 (Overall)
11
276
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Facts
Interesting Facts
- Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
- Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa
Discovery
In 1908
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %
Rank: 30 (Overall)
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
0.00 %
Rank: 29 (Overall)
0
0.1
👆🏻
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
Rank: 44 (Overall)
0
22
👆🏻
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
Rank: 52 (Overall)
1E-37
8.1
👆🏻
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
Rank: 34 (Overall)
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
Rank: 24 (Overall)
0
1.4
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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.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Medical Uses
-
Other Uses
Alloys
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Low Toxic
Present in Human Body
✔
✘
60% - Transition Metals Metals
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 37 (Overall)
0
1970
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In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 41 (Overall)
0
170000
👆🏻
Physical
Melting Point
3,180.00 °C
Rank: 2 (Overall)
-38.83
3410
👆🏻
Boiling Point
5,627.00 °C
Rank: 2 (Overall)
0
5660
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Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Color
Silvery Gray
Luster
Metallic
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
7.00
Rank: 3 (Overall)
0.2
8.5
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Brinell Hardness
1,320.00 MPa
Rank: 8 (Overall)
0.14
3490
👆🏻
Vickers Hardness
1,350.00 MPa
Rank: 12 (Overall)
0
3920
👆🏻
Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s
Rank: 19 (Overall)
818
16200
👆🏻
Optical Properties
Refractive Index
1.90
Rank: 18 (Overall)
0.155
3.41
👆🏻
Reflectivity
70.00 %
Rank: 13 (Overall)
5
97
👆🏻
Allotropes
✔
✘
6% - Transition Metals Metals
α Allotropes
-
β Allotropes
-
γ Allotropes
-
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Re
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
33
Rank: 6 (Overall)
0
38
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Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
1.90
Rank: 12 (Overall)
0
2.6
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Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90
Rank: 13 (Overall)
0.22
2.56
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.46
Rank: 16 (Overall)
0.86
1.9
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Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90
Rank: 13 (Overall)
0.62
2.48
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Allen Electronegativity
1.60
Rank: 24 (Overall)
0.659
2.7
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Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
2.10
Rank: 43 (Overall)
1.46
3.3
👆🏻
Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 20 (Overall)
375.7
26130
👆🏻
2nd Energy Level
1,260.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 56 (Overall)
392.8
28750
👆🏻
3rd Energy Level
2,510.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 46 (Overall)
392.8
34230
👆🏻
4th Energy Level
3,640.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 60 (Overall)
375.7
37066
👆🏻
5th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 20 (Overall)
392
97510
👆🏻
6th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 37 (Overall)
1007
105800
👆🏻
7th Energy level
7,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 31 (Overall)
1007
114300
👆🏻
8th Energy Level
5,560.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 66 (Overall)
730
125300
👆🏻
9th Energy Level
5,560.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 64 (Overall)
1007
134700
👆🏻
10th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 31 (Overall)
392
144300
👆🏻
11th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 30 (Overall)
392
169988
👆🏻
12th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 48 (Overall)
0
189368
👆🏻
13th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 23 (Overall)
1007
76015
👆🏻
14th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 20 (Overall)
380
86450
👆🏻
15th Energy Level
76,000.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 20 (Overall)
33000
100700
👆🏻
16th Energy Level
76,000.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 15 (Overall)
375.7
109480
👆🏻
17th Energy Level
760.10 kJ/mol
Rank: 36 (Overall)
375.7
122200
👆🏻
18th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 26 (Overall)
0
134810
👆🏻
19th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol
Rank: 33 (Overall)
375.7
148700
👆🏻
20th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 27 (Overall)
0
171200
👆🏻
21st Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 45 (Overall)
375.7
179100
👆🏻
22nd Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 21 (Overall)
330
184900
👆🏻
23rd Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 46 (Overall)
357.6
198800
👆🏻
24th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 18 (Overall)
297.3
195200
👆🏻
25th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 18 (Overall)
0
121900
👆🏻
26th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 18 (Overall)
357.6
127700
👆🏻
27th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 17 (Overall)
0
133800
👆🏻
28th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 23 (Overall)
297.3
139800
👆🏻
29th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 24 (Overall)
0
148100
👆🏻
30th Energy Level
760.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 18 (Overall)
0
154500
👆🏻
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.99 g/amp-hr
Rank: 63 (Overall)
0.16812
8.3209
👆🏻
Electron Work Function
4.96 eV
Rank: 11 (Overall)
2.14
6
👆🏻
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Atomic
Atomic Number
75
Rank: 41 (Overall)
3
117
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Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
Atom
Number of Protons
75
Rank: 40 (Overall)
3
117
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Number of Neutrons
111
Rank: 27 (Overall)
4
285
👆🏻
Number of Electrons
75
Rank: 40 (Overall)
3
117
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Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
137.00 pm
Rank: 42 (Overall)
0
348
👆🏻
Covalent Radius
151.00 pm
Rank: 36 (Overall)
0
260
👆🏻
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm
Rank: 35 (Overall)
0
348
👆🏻
Atomic Weight
186.21 amu
Rank: 36 (Overall)
6.94
294
👆🏻
Atomic Volume
8.85 cm3/mol
Rank: 73 (Overall)
1.39
71.07
👆🏻
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
Next Element
Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)
Rank: 3 (Overall)
0
392.42
👆🏻
Lattice Constant
276.10 pm
Rank: 71 (Overall)
0
891.25
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Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62
Rank: 17 (Overall)
0.423
1.9
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Mechanical
Density
Density At Room Temperature
21.02 g/cm3
Rank: 12 (Overall)
0.534
40.7
👆🏻
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
18.90 g/cm3
Rank: 14 (Overall)
0.512
41
👆🏻
Tensile Strength
1,070.00 MPa
Rank: 3 (Overall)
0.1
11000
👆🏻
Viscosity
0.00
Rank: 25 (Overall)
1.5E-05
0.0035
👆🏻
Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)
Rank: 37 (Overall)
0
121
👆🏻
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)
Rank: 40 (Overall)
0
774
👆🏻
Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
178.00 GPa
Rank: 3 (Overall)
1.3
222
👆🏻
Bulk Modulus
370.00 GPa
Rank: 2 (Overall)
0
462
👆🏻
Young's Modulus
463.00 GPa
Rank: 2 (Overall)
0
528
👆🏻
Poisson Ratio
0.30
Rank: 14 (Overall)
0.032
0.47
👆🏻
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
21.02
Rank: 14 (Overall)
0.53
4500
👆🏻
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Permeability
0.00 H/m
Rank: 8 (Overall)
1.25643E-06
0.0063
👆🏻
Susceptibility
0.00
Rank: 26 (Overall)
-0.000166
200000
👆🏻
Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
Conductor
Resistivity
193.00 nΩ·m
Rank: 20 (Overall)
0.1
961
👆🏻
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω
Rank: 38 (Overall)
0
0.63
👆🏻
Electron Affinity
14.50 kJ/mol
Rank: 41 (Overall)
0
222.8
👆🏻
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)
Rank: 40 (Overall)
0.1
3.6
👆🏻
Molar Heat Capacity
25.48 J/mol·K
Rank: 47 (Overall)
13.1
62.7
👆🏻
Thermal Conductivity
48.00 W/m·K
Rank: 31 (Overall)
0
429
👆🏻
Critical Temperature
3,459.00 K
Rank: 2 (Overall)
26.3
3695
👆🏻
Thermal Expansion
6.20 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 68 (Overall)
4.5
97
👆🏻
Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
707.10 kJ/mol
Rank: 4 (Overall)
7.32
799.1
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Fusion
33.05 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall)
2.1
35.23
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Atomization
791.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall)
61.5
837
👆🏻
Standard Molar Entropy
36.90 J/mol.K
Rank: 58 (Overall)
9.5
198.1
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