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Meitnerium vs Rhenium


Rhenium vs Meitnerium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mt  
Re  

Group Number
9  
9
7  
11

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Probably Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54038016  
10
7440155  
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
Not Available  
194.00  
5

Facts

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

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Masataka Ogawa  

Discovery
In 1982  
In 1908  

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %  
~0.00000001 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available  
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
34

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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
NA  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
NA  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available  
3,180.00 °C  
2

Boiling Point
Not Available  
5,627.00 °C  
2

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Unknown  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available  
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
Not Available  
1,320.00 MPa  
8

Vickers Hardness
Not Available  
1,350.00 MPa  
7

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

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
Mt  
Re  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
4  
33
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.90  
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.46  
15

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.60  
21

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available  
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electron Work Function
Not Available  
4.96 eV  
7

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
109  
9
75  
99+

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

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
109  
9
75  
40

Number of Neutrons
157  
7
111  
26

Number of Electrons
109  
9
75  
40

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
137.00 pm  
40

Covalent Radius
129.00 pm  
99+
151.00 pm  
34

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available  
200.00 pm  
28

Atomic Weight
278.00 amu  
7
186.21 amu  
36

Atomic Volume
Not Available  
8.85 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Hassium
  
Tungsten
  

Next Element
Osmium
  

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available  
180.00 (-eV)  
3

Lattice Constant
Not Available  
276.10 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
NA  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
1.62  
3

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
37.40 g/cm3  
2
21.02 g/cm3  
12

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

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
1,070.00 MPa  
3

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available  
0.00 (Pa)  
29

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available  
178.00 GPa  
3

Bulk Modulus
Not Available  
370.00 GPa  
2

Young's Modulus
Not Available  
463.00 GPa  
2

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
NA  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available  
21.02  
5

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown  
Conductor  

Resistivity
Not Available  
193.00 nΩ·m  
20

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available  
0.05 106/cm Ω  
33

Electron Affinity
Not Available  
14.50 kJ/mol  
35

Thermal Properties

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

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

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available  
48.00 W/m·K  
31

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available  
707.10 kJ/mol  
3

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available  
33.05 kJ/mol  
2

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available  
791.00 kJ/mol  
2

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

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