For the Sept. 10 trip to Rhenium Alloys, please visit their website http://www.rhenium.com/index.

html and answer the follow four questions in the space below provided. 1. Mark the elements that are used in products of Rhenium Alloys on the periodic chart to the right Rhenium, Molybdenum, Tungsten, and Copper.

2. The figure to the right indicates the relative abundance of elements in the earths crust (Si, the most common element that forms a cation, is the normalizing standard). How much less common are the elements you indicated in part 1.

Much less common; there are around 10^3 atoms of Rhenium per 10^6 atoms of Silicon.

3. In a sentence, what are the products of the company? They make alloys in various froms, from powders to tubing; though wires and rods are the most common.

4. According to the website, what makes rhenium unique? High melting point, high density