75Re

Rhenium

Transition Metal

Rhenium (Re) is element 75, a transition metal, in period 6 and group 7 of the periodic table. Its standard atomic weight is 186.207, it melts at 3186 °C and boils at 5596 °C. Discovered by Masataka Ogawa, 1908.

Atomic Number75

SymbolRe

NameRhenium

Atomic Weight186.207 u

CategoryTransition Metal

Period6

Group7

Melting Point3186 °C

Boiling Point5596 °C

Density21.02 g/cm³

Electron Config[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2

Discovered ByMasataka Ogawa, 1908

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