| Symbol | Re |
| Atomnummer | 75 |
| Gruppe | 7 (Mangangruppe) |
| Periode | 6 |
| Blok | d |
| Klassifikation | Overgangsmetal |
| Udseende | Silvery-grayish |
| Farve | Grå |
| Antal protoner | 75 p+ |
| Antal neutroner | 111 n0 |
| Antal elektroner | 75 e- |
| Fase ved STP | Fast |
| Massefylde | 21.02 g/cm3 |
| Atommasse | 186.207 u |
| Smeltepunkt | 3459 K 3185.85 °C 5766.53 °F |
| Kogepunkt | 5869 K 5595.85 °C 10104.53 °F |
| Fordampningsvarme | 707.1 kJ/mol |
| Elektronegativitet (Pauling Scale) | 1.9 |
| Elektronaffinitet | 5.8273 kJ/mol |
| Oxidationstrin | −3, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7 (a mildly acidic oxide) |
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| Opdaget | Walter Noddack, Ida Noddack, Otto Berg (1925) |
| Første isolation | Walter Noddack, Ida Noddack (1928) |
Opdagelse af rhenium In 1922, Walter Noddack and Ida Tacke (future spouses Noddack) began searching for the elements number 43 (technetium) and 75 (rhenium). The Noddacks extracted 1 mg of oxide of what they believed to be element number 75 from platinum ore, and by X-ray emission spectroscopy found lines belonging to element number 75. Then the Noddacks published the discovery of element number 75 and named it rhenium after the river Rhine in Europe. | |