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rhenium
(Encyclopedia)rhenium rēˈnēəm [key], metallic chemical element; symbol Re; at. no. 75; at. wt. 186.207; m.p. about 3,180℃; b.p. about 5,625℃; sp. gr. 21.02 at 20℃; valence −1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, or +7....dvi-manganese
(Encyclopedia)dvi-manganese: see rhenium.Re, chemical symbol
(Encyclopedia)Re, symbol for the element rhenium. ...bohemium
(Encyclopedia)bohemium bōhēˈmēəm [key], former name of the chemical element rhenium. ...Periodic Table of the Elements: Rhenium
(Encyclopedia)Periodic Table of the Elements: Rhenium ...technetium
(Encyclopedia)technetium tĕknēˈshēəm [key] [Gr. technetos=artificial], artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Tc; at. no. 43; mass no. of most stable isotope 98; m.p. 2,200℃; b.p. 4,877...bohrium
(Encyclopedia)bohrium bôrˈēəm [key], artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Bh; at. no. 107; mass number of most stable isotope 270; m.p., b.p., sp. gr., and valence unknown. Situated in Gro...Kuril Islands
(Encyclopedia)Kuril Islands kyo͝orˈēlz, kyo͝orēlzˈ [key], Jap. Chishima-Retto, Rus. Kurilskiye Ostrova, island chain, c.6,020 sq mi (15,590 sq km), Sakhalin region, E Russia. They stretch c.775 mi (1,250 km) ...Elements (table)
(Encyclopedia)Elements 1 Parentheses indicate most stable isotope; brackets enclose lower and upper bounds of weight variation. ...Browse by Subject
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