Atomic Symbol for Rhenium (& Cool facts: Sources, Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Some atom symbols are easy to figure out, some are not...

The only sure thing is that every atom has a symbol. But what is the atom whose symbol is Re?

The answer is Rhenium (Re). However there is a lot of stuff about Rhenium that people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Rhenium Overview

Atomic Symbol

Re (Rhenium)

Sources

Found in small amounts in gadolinite and molybdenite. Has a very high melting point.

Description

Rare and costly, dense, silvery-white metal.

Name Origin

Latin: Rhenus, the Rhine River.

State at 20 °C

Solid

Uses

Mixed with tungsten or platinum to make filaments for mass spectrographs. Its main value is as a trace alloying agent for hardening metal components that are subjected to continuous frictional forces.

Discovery

Discovered By: Walter Noddack, Ida Tacke, Otto Berg

Year: 1925

Location: Germany

Atomic Number

75

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

186,207

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Want to learn more details and data? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

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