Rhenium
|
Re
|
75
|
Transition metal
|
Rhenus, the Latin name for the river Rhine
|
7
|
6
|
186.21
|
0.00
|
21.02
|
3459.00
|
5869.00
|
0.14
|
1.90
|
0.00
|
Tungsten
|
W
|
74
|
Transition metal
|
the Swedish tung sten, 'heavy stone' (W is wolfram, the old name of the tungsten mineral wolframite)
|
6
|
6
|
183.84
|
0.01
|
19.25
|
3695.00
|
5828.00
|
0.13
|
2.36
|
1.30
|
Tantalum
|
Ta
|
73
|
Transition metal
|
King Tantalus, father of Niobe from Greek mythology
|
5
|
6
|
180.95
|
0.00
|
16.65
|
3290.00
|
5731.00
|
0.14
|
1.50
|
2.00
|
Osmium
|
Os
|
76
|
Transition metal
|
the Greek osmè, meaning 'smell'
|
8
|
6
|
190.23
|
0.03
|
22.61
|
3306.00
|
5285.00
|
0.13
|
2.20
|
0.00
|
Thorium
|
Th
|
90
|
Actinide
|
Thor, the Scandinavian god of thunder
|
|
7
|
232.04
|
0.00
|
11.72
|
2115.00
|
5061.00
|
0.11
|
1.30
|
9.60
|
Niobium
|
Nb
|
41
|
Transition metal
|
Niobe, daughter of king Tantalus from Greek mythology
|
5
|
5
|
92.91
|
0.00
|
8.57
|
2750.00
|
5017.00
|
0.27
|
1.60
|
20.00
|
Molybdenum
|
Mo
|
42
|
Transition metal
|
the Greek molybdos meaning 'lead'
|
6
|
5
|
95.95
|
0.01
|
10.22
|
2896.00
|
4912.00
|
0.25
|
2.16
|
1.20
|
Hafnium
|
Hf
|
72
|
Transition metal
|
Hafnia, the New Latin name for Copenhagen
|
4
|
6
|
178.49
|
0.02
|
13.31
|
2506.00
|
4876.00
|
0.14
|
1.30
|
3.00
|
Iridium
|
Ir
|
77
|
Transition metal
|
Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow
|
9
|
6
|
192.22
|
0.00
|
22.56
|
2719.00
|
4701.00
|
0.13
|
2.20
|
0.00
|
Zirconium
|
Zr
|
40
|
Transition metal
|
Persian Zargun, 'gold-colored'; German Zirkoon, 'jargoon'
|
4
|
5
|
91.22
|
0.00
|
6.51
|
2128.00
|
4682.00
|
0.28
|
1.33
|
165.00
|