rhenium

chemical element with symbol Re and atomic number 75
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rhenium

Summary

rhenium is a chemical element[1]. rhenium draws 14,354 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #76 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • rhenium is credited with the discovery of Walter Noddack[3].
  • rhenium is credited with the discovery of Ida Noddack[4].
  • rhenium is credited with the discovery of Otto Berg[5].
  • rhenium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[6].
  • Rhine is named after rhenium[7].
  • rhenium is made of molybdenite mineral group[8].
  • rhenium is made of rheniite[9].
  • rhenium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Re][10].
  • rhenium's element symbol is recorded as Re[11].
  • rhenium's chemical formula is recorded as Re[12].
  • rhenium is a type of heavy metal[13].
  • rhenium is a type of d-block[14].
  • rhenium is part of period 6[15].
  • rhenium is part of group 7[16].
  • rhenium is part of transition metal[17].
  • rhenium's Commons category is recorded as Rhenium[18].
  • rhenium's Unicode character is recorded as 錸[19].
  • rhenium's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[20].
  • rhenium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1925[21].
  • rhenium's point group is recorded as dihexagonal-dipyramidal[22].
  • rhenium's space group is recorded as space group P6₃/mmc[23].
  • rhenium's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈriːniəm[24].
  • rhenium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rhenium[25].
  • rhenium's Commons gallery is recorded as Rhenium[26].
  • rhenium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+75'}[27].

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Definition and Type

rhenium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[6]. Recorded subclass of include heavy metal[13] and d-block[14].

Origins

Rhine is named after rhenium[7].

Use and Application

Part of include period 6[15], a period[28]; group 7[16], a group[29]; and transition metal[17].

Influence

Things named for rhenium include rheniite[30], a mineral species[31].

Why It Matters

rhenium draws 14,354 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #76 of 144).[2] rhenium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] rhenium is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for rhenium include rheniite[30], a mineral species[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+135'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'avk', 'az', 'ba', 'ban', '
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+151'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 135 picometre, Add sourced P14936 element radius"
  2. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 7750
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  3. 11d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+3'} +7
    Zvg number → 7750
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 007750, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  4. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+3'} +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: −3, add oxidation state from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state"
  5. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˈriːniəm
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  6. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-rhe
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-rhenium.wav, add English pronunciation audio (Lingua Libre, from en:Template:Infobox element/sy"
  7. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → heavy metal, d-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214503]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  8. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+7.0'}
    Has characteristic → paramagnetism
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+7.83352'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+27.0'}
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  9. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point group → dihexagonal-dipyramidal
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13362368]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  10. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → heavy metal, d-block
    Part of → period 6, group 7, transition metal
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19588]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269683|batch #269683]]"
  11. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → heavy metal, d-block
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19588]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269657|batch #269657]]"
  12. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00006907n
    Interlingual index id → i113994
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078523
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  13. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+5560000.0'}
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+3459.0'}
    Specific heat capacity → {'unit': 'Q3085309', 'amount': '+137.0'}
    Electrical resistivity → {'unit': 'Q1441459', 'amount': '+0.000000193'}
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 2104028, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  14. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 49RQdn
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  15. 20w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → renij
    Named after → —
    Atomic number → {'amount': '+75'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7982]]: renij"
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