The Wild Toads, Mount Allison University, Sacksville, New Brunswick, Canada
![Rhenium, 75, Steve Westcott's research group, The Wildtoads, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick](/chemistry/sites/default/files/uploads/images/Re_site_0.jpg)
Original artwork by Eric Bowes (a second year student from Miramichi, NB), Steve Westcott and his research group the Wild Toads, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Atomic properties*
Name:
Rhenium
Symbol:
Re
Atomic
number:
75
Atomic
mass:
186.21
amu
Melting
point:
3185°C
Boiling
point:
5596°C
Density:
20.8
g/cm3
Electronegativity:
1.9
#
of
Isotopes:
2
State:
Solid
Colour:
Silvery-white**
Classification:
Metallic**
* Haynes, W. M. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 91st edition: http://www.hbcponline.com/ Retrieved April 7, 2011
** Winter, M. (2010). Home of the Periodic Table. Retrieved April 8, 2011, from Web Elements: http://www.webelements.com/