silver vs nickel vs rhenium vs tantalum

silver (chemical element) | nickel (chemical element) | rhenium (chemical element) | tantalum (chemical element)

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| atomic symbol | atomic number | short electronic configuration silver | Ag | 47 | [Kr]5s^14d^10 nickel | Ni | 28 | [Ar]4s^23d^8 rhenium | Re | 75 | [Xe]6s^24f^145d^5 tantalum | Ta | 73 | [Xe]6s^24f^145d^3 | Aufbau diagram | block | group silver | 4d 5s | d | 11 nickel | 3d 4s | d | 10 rhenium | 5d 4f 6s | d | 7 tantalum | 5d 4f 6s | d | 5 | period | atomic mass | half-life silver | 5 | 107.8682 u | (stable) nickel | 4 | 58.6934 u | (stable) rhenium | 6 | 186.207 u | (stable) tantalum | 6 | 180.94788 u | (stable)

phase at STP | all | solid melting point | median | 2236 °C | highest | 3186 °C (rhenium) | lowest | 961.78 °C (silver) | distribution | boiling point | median | 4186 °C | highest | 5596 °C (rhenium) | lowest | 2162 °C (silver) molar heat of fusion | median | 25 kJ/mol | highest | 36 kJ/mol (tantalum) | lowest | 11.3 kJ/mol (silver) molar heat of vaporization | median | 541 kJ/mol | highest | 735 kJ/mol (tantalum) | lowest | 255 kJ/mol (silver) specific heat at STP | median | 188 J/(kg K) | highest | 445 J/(kg K) (nickel) | lowest | 137 J/(kg K) (rhenium) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)

density | median | 13.57 g/cm^3 | highest | 21.02 g/cm^3 (rhenium) | lowest | 8.908 g/cm^3 (nickel) | distribution | liquid density | median | 12.16 g/cm^3 | highest | 18.9 g/cm^3 (rhenium) | lowest | 7.81 g/cm^3 (nickel) | distribution | molar volume | median | 9.571 cm^3/mol | highest | 10.868 cm^3/mol (tantalum) | lowest | 6.589 cm^3/mol (nickel) | distribution | Mohs hardness | median | 5.2 | highest | 7 (≈ quartz) (rhenium) | lowest | 2.5 (between gypsum and calcite) (silver) | distribution | Vickers hardness | all | 251 MPa | 638 MPa | 873 MPa | 2450 MPa Brinell hardness | all | 24.5 MPa | 700 MPa | 800 MPa | 1320 MPa bulk modulus | median | 190 GPa | highest | 370 GPa (rhenium) | lowest | 100 GPa (silver) | distribution | shear modulus | median | 73 GPa | highest | 178 GPa (rhenium) | lowest | 30 GPa (silver) | distribution | Young's modulus | median | 190 GPa | highest | 463 GPa (rhenium) | lowest | 83 GPa (silver) | distribution | Poisson ratio | all | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.37 ultimate tensile strength | all | 140 MPa | 317 MPa sound speed | median | 4000 m/s | highest | 4970 m/s (nickel) | lowest | 2600 m/s (silver) | distribution | thermal expansion | median | 9.8×10^-6 K^(-1) | highest | 1.89×10^-5 K^(-1) (silver) | lowest | 6.2×10^-6 K^(-1) (rhenium and tantalum) | distribution | thermal conductivity | median | 74 W/(m K) | highest | 430 W/(m K) (silver) | lowest | 48 W/(m K) (rhenium) (properties at standard conditions)

resistivity | median | 1×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters) | highest | 1.8×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters) (rhenium) | lowest | 1.6×10^-8 Ω m (ohm meters) (silver) | distribution | electrical conductivity | median | 1.1×10^7 S/m (siemens per meter) | highest | 6.2×10^7 S/m (siemens per meter) (silver) | lowest | 5.6×10^6 S/m (siemens per meter) (rhenium) volume magnetic susceptibility | median | 9.59×10^-5 | highest | 1.782×10^-4 (tantalum) | lowest | -2.38×10^-5 (silver) | distribution | mass magnetic susceptibility | median | 4.56×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) | highest | 1.07×10^-8 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) (tantalum) | lowest | -2.27×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) (silver) | distribution | molar magnetic susceptibility | median | 8.49×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) | highest | 1.936×10^-9 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) (tantalum) | lowest | -2.45×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) (silver) | distribution | work function | all | 4.72 eV | (4 to 4.8) eV | (4.52 to 4.74) eV | (5.04 to 5.35) eV

valence | median | 3.5 | highest | 7 (rhenium) | lowest | 1 (silver) | distribution | electronegativity | median | 1.9 | highest | 1.93 (silver) | lowest | 1.5 (tantalum) electron affinity | median | 71 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | highest | 125.6 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (silver) | lowest | 14.5 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (rhenium) | distribution | first ionization energy | median | 749 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | highest | 760 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (rhenium and tantalum) | lowest | 731 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (silver)

term symbol | all | ^2S_(1/2) | ^3F_4 | ^4F_(3/2) | ^6S_(5/2) atomic radius | median | 140 pm | highest | 160 pm (silver) | lowest | 135 pm (nickel and rhenium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 148 pm | highest | 170 pm (tantalum) | lowest | 124 pm (nickel) | distribution | (electronic ground state properties)

universe abundance | median | 4×10^-8 mass% | highest | 0.006 mass% (nickel) | lowest | 8×10^-9 mass% (tantalum) solar abundance | median | 1×10^-7 mass% | highest | 0.008 mass% (nickel) | lowest | 1×10^-8 mass% (rhenium) meteorite abundance | median | 9.5×10^-6 mass% | highest | 1.3 mass% (nickel) | lowest | 2×10^-6 mass% (tantalum) crust abundance | median | 8.9×10^-5 mass% | highest | 0.0089 mass% (nickel) | lowest | 2.6×10^-7 mass% (rhenium) ocean abundance | median | 5.1×10^-9 mass% | highest | 2×10^-7 mass% (nickel) | lowest | 1×10^-10 mass% (rhenium) universe molar abundance | median | 4×10^-10 mol% | highest | 1×10^-4 mol% (nickel) | lowest | 6×10^-11 mol% (tantalum) solar molar abundance | median | 9.9×10^-10 mol% | highest | 2×10^-4 mol% (nickel) | lowest | 5×10^-11 mol% (rhenium) meteorite molar abundance | median | 1.3×10^-6 mol% | highest | 0.44 mol% (nickel) | lowest | 2×10^-7 mol% (tantalum) ocean molar abundance | median | 2.9×10^-10 mol% | highest | 2.1×10^-8 mol% (nickel) | lowest | 3.3×10^-12 mol% (rhenium) crust molar abundance | median | 1.1×10^-5 mol% | highest | 0.0032 mol% (nickel) | lowest | 3×10^-8 mol% (rhenium)