We elaborate the uses of Rhenium and atomic properties with characteristics. Rhenium is a grayish-white chemical element with atomic number 75. Its symbol is Re and it belongs to the group of transition metals and its normal state in nature is solid. Rhenium is located at position 75 on the periodic table.
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On this page you can discover the chemical properties of rhenium and information about rhenium and other elements of the periodic table such as technetium, bohrium, tungsten (tungsten) or osmium. You will also learn what rhenium is for and what its uses are through its properties associated with rhenium such as its atomic number or the usual state in which rhenium can be found.
You will be able to see qualities of rhenium such as its melting and boiling point, its magnetic properties or what its chemical symbol is. In addition, here you will find information about its atomic properties such as the distribution of electrons in rhenium atoms and other properties.
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Rhenium properties
The transition metals, also called transition elements, is the group to which rhenium belongs. In this group of chemical elements to which rhenium belongs, are those located in the central part of the periodic table, specifically in block d. Among the characteristics that rhenium has, as well as those of the rest of transition metals, is to include in its electronic configuration the d orbital, partially filled with electrons. Properties of this type of metal, among which rhenium is found, are its high hardness, having high boiling and melting points and being good conductors of electricity and heat.
The state of rhenium in its natural form is solid. Rhenium is a grayish-white chemical element and belongs to the group of transition metals. The atomic number of rhenium is 75. The chemical symbol for rhenium is Re. The melting point of rhenium is 3459 degrees Kelvin or 3186.85 degrees Celsius, or degrees Centigrade. The boiling point of rhenium is 5869 degrees Kelvin or 5596.85 degrees Celsius or degrees Centigrade.
Atomic properties of rhenium
The atomic mass of an element is determined by the total mass of neutrons and protons that can be found in a single atom belonging to this element. Regarding the position where to find rhenium within the periodic table of elements, rhenium is in group 7 and period 6. Rhenium has an atomic mass of 186.207 u.
The electron configuration of rhenium is [Xe] 4f145d56s2. The electronic configuration of the elements determines the way in which the electrons are structured in the atoms of an element. The mean radius of rhenium is 135 pm, its atomic radius or Bohr radius is 188 pm, and its covalent radius is 159 pm.
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Characteristics of rhenium
Below you can see a table that shows the main characteristics of rhenium.
| Rhenium | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chemical symbol | Re | |
| Atomic number | 75 | |
| Group | 7 | |
| Period | 6 | |
| Appearance | grayish white | |
| Block | d | |
| Density | 21020 kg / m3 | |
| Atomic mass | 186,207 u | |
| Medium radius | 135 pm | |
| Atomic radio | 188 | |
| Covalent radius | 159 pm | |
| Electronic configuration | [Xe] 4f145d56s2 | |
| Oxidation states | 6, 4, 2, -2 (slightly acidic) | |
| Crystal structure | hexagonal | |
| State | solid | |
| Melting point | 3459K | |
| Boiling point | 5869K | |
| Heat of fusion | 33.2 kJ / mol | |
| Vapor pressure | 3.24 Pa at 3453 K | |
| Electronegativity | 1.9 (Pauling) | |
| Specific heat | 137 J / (kg K) | |
| Electric conductivity | 5.42 × 106 m-1 Ω-1 | |
| Thermal conductivity | 47.9 W / (m K) | |
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