Rhenium

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Basic Data

Symbol: Re
Atomic Number: 75
Atomic weight: 186.207u
Melting Point: 3453K
Boiling Point: 5869K
Number of Protons/Electrons: 75
Number of Neutrons: 111
Classification: Transition Metal
Crystal Structure: Hexagonal
Density at 293 K: 21g/mL
Color: Silverish
Bonding radius: 1.28A
Atomic radius: 1.97A
Ionization Potential: 7.88V
Electronegativity: 1.9
Heat of vaporization: 7.15kJ/mol
Heat of fusion: 33.2kJ/mol
Specific heat: 0.13J/gK
Electron configuration: [Xe]4f145d56s2



Crystal Structure


Isotopes

Isotope Half Life
Re182 2.67 days
Re182m 12.7 hours
Re183 70.0 days
Re184 38.0 days
Re184m 165.0 days
Re185 Stable
Re186 3.77 days
Re187 4.1E10 years
Re188 16.94 hours


Facts

Date of Discovery: 1925
Discoverer: Walter Noddack
Uses: Filaments for mass spectrographs
Obtained From: Gadolinite, molybdenite


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