Rhenium


 * Element Name:** Rhenium


 * Element Symbol:** Re


 * Atomic Mass:** 186[[image:Rhenium_Courtney.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 75


 * Protons:** 75


 * Electrons:** 75


 * Discovery:** Discovered by scientists Noddack, Tacke, and Berg in 1925


 * How It Was Named:** From the Latin word Rhine River


 * State of Matter:** Solid


 * Melting Point:** 3186�C


 * Boiling Point:** 5596�C


 * Characteristics:**
 * Color is grayish-white
 * Usually seen as a powder
 * One of the Densest elements


 * Use of Element:** Used in flash lamps for photography, put into high-temperature alloy's to create jet engines

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 * Interesting Facts:**
 * It has one of the highest melting points of all elements
 * Rhenium is put into high-temperature super alloy's that are used to create jet-engine parts, making 70% of Rhenium's production