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Rhenium

75 Re

Rhenium

Transition metal period 6 group 7 d-block discovered: 1925

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
75
Atomic mass
186.207 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Xe]6s2 4f14 5d5
Electronegativity
1.9 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
217 pm
Ionization energy
7.88 eV
Electron affinity
0.15 eV
Oxidation states
+7, +6, +4

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
3459 K (3 185,85 °C)
Boiling point
5869 K (5 595,85 °C)
Density
20.8 g/cm³