75 Re 186.207

Rhenium

transition metal

Properties

Atomic number
75
Atomic mass
186.207 u
Category
transition metal
Group
7
Period
6
Block
d-block
State (room temp)
Solid
Outer-shell electrons
2
Electronegativity
1.9 (Pauling)
Density
21.02 g/cm³
Melting point
3185.85 °C
Boiling point
5595.85 °C

Electron configuration

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d⁵

Noble-gas shorthand: [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d⁵ 6s²

Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 32, 13, 2 — that's 2 in the outermost shell.

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Re
Bohr model — outer-shell electrons in blue

About Rhenium

Rhenium is a chemical element with symbol Re and atomic number 75. It is a silvery-white, heavy, third-row transition metal in group 7 of the periodic table. With an estimated average concentration of 1 part per billion (ppb), rhenium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust.

Position in the periodic table

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