Rhenium

Latin nameRhenium
English nameRhenium
chemical symbolRe
atomic number75
relative atomic mass186,207
period6
groupVII.B
classificationtransition metals
discovery year1925
discovererNoddack, Tacke
Berg
melting point [°C]3180
boiling point [°C]5627
density [g cm-3]21
density at melting point [g cm-3]18,9
electronegativity [Pauling]1,9
oxidation statesIII ˜ VII
electron configuration[Xe]4f14 5d5 6s2
atomic radius [pm]188
covalent radius [pm]159
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,13
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]33,2
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]48
el. conductivity [S m-1]5,6.106
1. ionizing potential [eV]7,88
Mohs hardness7
Vickers hardness [MPa]2450
Brinell hardness [MPa]1320
shear modulus [GPa]178
Young's modulus [GPa]463
point of superconductivity [K]1,7
state at normal conditionssolid

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