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Rhenium (Atomic Number 75)
Category: transition | Period 6, Group 7 | Block: d
Ultra-rare transition metal preventing jet turbine creep deformation.
Atomic & Physical Constants
- Standard Atomic Weight:
- 186.2071 u
- Standard State Phase:
- Solid
- Electron Configuration:
- 2, 8, 18, 32, 13, 2
- Electronegativity (Pauling):
- 1.9
- Melting Point:
- 3459 K
- Boiling Point:
- 5869 K
Historical Discovery & Real-World Applications
Industrial & Scientific Uses
Jet engine single-crystal turbine blades, unleaded gas catalysts
Discovery History
Discovered by Masataka Ogawa ( Berg).
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