Re	Z =  75	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Rhenium
			From the Latin "Rhenus", meaning "Rhine"
(AM) Atomic Mass	186.207  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+6, +7, -1
(BP) Boiling Point	5627  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	3180  °C
(ρ) Density	21.04  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Hexagonal
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.9	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.59  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.137  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Xe]  4f14  5d5  6s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	760.3  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	704  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	60.43  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1925	♦	Location of Discovery	Germany
(E°) Standard Potential	Re3+⇔ Re (0.300 V)
Stable isotopes	185Re
Discovered/Synthesized by	Ida Tacke-Noddack, Walter Noddack, Otto Carl Berg
Natural Source	The mineral/ore molybdenite
Common Uses	Rocket engines, heater coils, laboratory filaments, electric contacts, thermocouples, catalyst
Other Info	Has the highest boiling point of any element one of the rarest elements in the Earth’s crust
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