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Also Known As	Re

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Diagram of the [Re2Cl8]2- ion showing two rhenium atoms connected by four parallel lines representing a quadruple bond, with each rhenium atom surrounded by four chloride ions.

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Ida Noddack

Ida Noddack

German chemist

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