Rhenium (Re)
- Atomic Number: 75
- Atomic Weight: 186.20
- Melting Point: 3180
- Boiling Point: 5627
- Specific Gravity: 21.02
- Valence(s): -1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7
Noddack, Tacke, and Berg discovered Rhenium in 1925, Rhenium is a dense metal that can only be found dispersed throughout the earth's crust.
Rhenium-Molybdenum wires are conductive at extremely low temperatures.
Rhenium wire is used in photoflash lamps, used by photographers.
It is named after Rhenus, Latin for Rhine.
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