75
Rhenium
186.2071
Basic Information
Bohr Model
Descriptive Numbers
Mass
Periodic Position
Classification
Abundance
Color
Atomic Radius
Temperature
Density
Heat
Speed of Sound
Electrical Resistance
Magnetic Properties
Elasticity
Hardness
Etymology
Discovery & Isolation
Production & Use
Radioactivity
Electron Affinity
Dipole Polarity
Lattice
Electron & Quantum
List of Compounds
Static

Interactive
CAS Number
7440-15-5
CID Number
CID23947
RTECS Number
RTECSVI0780000
Mendeleev Number
57
Pettifor Number
59
Space Group Number
194
Glawe Number
58
Atomic Mass
186.2071 Da
Uncertainty
0.001
X Position
7
Y Position
6
Period
6
Group
7
Block
d
Category
Transition Metal
Goldschmidt
Siderophile
Electrical Type
Conductive
Seawater
4e-12 kg/L
Earth Crust
7e-10 g
Solar System
5e-8 mole ratio to silicon
Meteorites
0.0000049 %
Jmol
#267DAB
Molcas Gv
#267DAB
CPK
#FF1493
Empirical
135
Calculated
188
Batsanov
205
Rahm
249
Uff
295.4
Mm3
237
Alvarez
249
Covalent (Single Bound)
159
Covalent (Triple Bound)
110
Covalent (Cordero)
151
Covalent (Pyykko)
131
Covalent (Pyykko Double)
119
Covalent (Pyykko Triple)
110
Mendeleev
128
C12
137
Metallic
137
Melting/Freeze (USE)
3459 °K
Melting/Freeze (WEL)
3459 °K
Melting/Freeze (CRC)
3459 °K
Melting/Freeze (LNG)
3453 °K
Boiling/Density (USE)
5869 °K
Boiling/Density (WEL)
5869 °K
Boiling/Density (CRC)
5869 °K
Boiling/Density (LNG)
5951 °K
Boiling/Density (Zhang)
5903 °K
Superconducting Point
1.7 °K
STP
21.02 kg/cm³
Solid (WEL)
21020 kg/cm³
Solid (CRC)
20800 kg/cm³
Solid (LNG)
21020 kg/cm³
Liquid (CR2)
18900 kg/cm³
Molar Volume
8.86 cm³/mol
Atomic Volume
8.85 cm³
Heat Of Fusion USE
34 kJ/mol
Heat Of Fusion CRC
60.43 kJ/mol
Heat Of Fusion LNG
60.43 kJ/mol
Heat Of Fusion WEL
33 kJ/mol
Evaporation USE
704 kJ/mol
Evaporation LNG
704 kJ/mol
Evaporation WEL
705 kJ/mol
Evaporation Zhang
707 kJ/mol
Molar Heat
25.48 J/molK
Heat Capacity USE
0.138 J/gK
Heat Capacity CRC
25.48 J/gK
Heat Capacity LNG
25.5 J/gK
Heat Capacity WEL
25.5 J/gK
Thermal Conductivity
48 W/m*K
Thermal Expansion
0.0000062 1/K
Adiabatic Index
N/A
Extensional
4700 m/s
273k
172 nΩm
293k
193 nΩm
Order
paramanyetic
Susceptibility
4.6e-9 m3/kg
Shear Modulus
178 GPa
Bulk Modulus
370 GPa
Poisson Ratio
0.3 ν
Youngs Modulus
463 GPa
Mohs
7
Brinell
1320–2500
Vickers
1350-7850
Description
It is a silvery-white transition metal. It is obtained as a by-product of the refining process of molybdenum. Rhenium-molybdenum alloys are superconductors.
Language Of Origin
Latin
Origin Of Word
The Latin word for the Rhine River is Rhenus.
Meaning
Rhine
Symbol Origin
place name
Etymological Description
The Latin word for the Rhine River comes from Rhenus.
Observed/Predicted By
M. stream
Observed/Discovery Year
1908
Discovery Location
Isolated Sample By
M. stream
Isolated Sample Year
1919
Named By
Walter Noddack
Sources
It is found in small amounts in the minerals gadolinite and molybdenum. Its melting point is quite high.
Uses
In mass spectrometers, it is mixed with tungsten or platinum to make filaments. Its greatest importance is that it is a rare alloying agent used for hardening metal components subjected to constant frictional forces.
Half Life
Stable
Lifetime
Stable
Neutron Mass Absorption
0.016
Neutron Cross Section
90
Electron Affinity (eV)
0.15
Electron Affinity (kJ/mol)
5.8273
Electron Affinity (pauling)
1.9
Electron Affinity (allen)
9.46
Electron Affinity (ghosh)
0.2435164
Accepted
62
Uncertainty
3
C6 GB
663
Constant Internal Default Radius
2.76
Strucutre
HEX
Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Oxidation States
−3,−1,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Electron Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14 5d5
Quantum Number
Tsakh/A
Electron Configuration Semantic
[Rook] 4f14 5d5 6s2
Shells-0
2
Shells-1
8
Shells-2
18
Shells-3
32
Shells-4
13
Shells-5
2
Ionization Energies-0
760
Ionization Energies-1
1260
Ionization Energies-2
2510
Ionization Energies-3
3640
1-10 of 47 compounds
| Formula | Names |
|---|---|
| Re | rhenium rhenium metal |
| Br3Re | rhenium(III) bromide |
| ReCl3 | rhenium(III) chloride rhenium chloriderhenium trichloridetrichlororhenium |
| Cl4Re | rhenium(IV) chloride rhenium chloriderhenium tetrachloride |
| ReCl5 | rhenium(V)chloride pentachlororhenium |
| ReF6 | rhenium(VI)fluoride hexafluororhenium rhenium(V) fluoride |
| F7Re | rhenium(VII) fluoride |
| ReI3 | rhenium(III)iodide triiodorhenium |
| ReO2 | rhenium oxide diketorhenium dioxorhenium perrhenaterhenium(IV) oxide |
| ReO3 | rhenium(vI) oxide rhenic anhydride rhenium oxiderhenium trioxidetriketorhenium trioxorhenium |