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Gadolinium vs Cadmium

Gadolinium
Cadmium
Cadmium vs Gadolinium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Gd  
Cd  
Group Number
0  
18
12  
6
Period Number
6  
5  
Block
f block  
d block  
Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440542  
33
7440439  
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Gadolinium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Gadolinium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  
  • Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
  • Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
  • It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
  • It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac  
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer  
Discovery
In 1880  
In 1817  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
23
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
21
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
31
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
28
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
12
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Its alloys are also used in making Magnets, electronic components and Data storage devices.
  • Compound of Gadolinium metal are used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  
  • It has very limited uses as it is a toxic metal and it can cause birth defects, cancer, etc.
  • Almost 80% of Cadmium metal is used in Nickel cadmium Batteries and now it is getting replaced with nickel hydride.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
24
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
1.80 p.p.m.  
16
Physical
Melting Point
1,311.00 °C  
35
320.90 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
3,233.00 °C  
26
765.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Bluish-Gray  
Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
4.50  
10
2.00  
17
Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
203.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
510.00 MPa  
34
90.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
2,310.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.97  
16
1.71  
26
Reflectivity
59.00 %  
24
67.00 %  
16
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Gd  
Cd  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
26  
13
34  
5
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.20  
40
1.69  
18
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.20  
32
1.98  
11
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
30
1.46  
16
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.20  
39
1.53  
25
Allen Electronegativity
1.20  
99+
1.52  
30
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.80  
15
2.31  
37
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
867.80 kJ/mol  
11
2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,631.40 kJ/mol  
33
3rd Energy Level
1,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,616.00 kJ/mol  
13
4th Energy Level
4,250.00 kJ/mol  
40
867.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
28
7th Energy level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
24
8th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
24
9th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
22
10th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,650.00 kJ/mol  
25
11th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
22
12th Energy Level
59,300.00 kJ/mol  
17
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
3
13th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
17
14th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
36
8,650.00 kJ/mol  
15
15th Energy Level
59,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
16th Energy Level
59,300.00 kJ/mol  
37
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
17th Energy Level
594.10 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
28
18th Energy Level
5,930.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
17
19th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
867.80 kJ/mol  
26
20th Energy Level
594.00 kJ/mol  
99+
865.00 kJ/mol  
16
21st Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
10
22nd Energy Level
593.00 kJ/mol  
99+
864.00 kJ/mol  
14
23rd Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
40
24th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
10
25th Energy Level
593.00 kJ/mol  
99+
864.00 kJ/mol  
8
26th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
8
27th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
8
28th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
11
29th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
12
30th Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol  
99+
864.00 kJ/mol  
8
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.96 g/amp-hr  
36
2.10 g/amp-hr  
31
Electron Work Function
3.10 eV  
99+
4.22 eV  
29
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
64  
99+
48  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Gadolinium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cadmium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
64  
99+
48  
99+
Number of Neutrons
93  
38
64  
99+
Number of Electrons
64  
99+
48  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
151.00 pm  
34
Covalent Radius
196.00 pm  
14
144.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
237.00 pm  
19
158.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
47.87 amu  
99+
112.41 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
19.90 cm3/mol  
32
13.10 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
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Terbium
  
Indium
  
Valence Electron Potential
46.10 (-eV)  
35
30.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
363.60 pm  
35
297.94 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
29
1.89  
2
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
7.90 g/cm3  
99+
8.65 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.40 g/cm3  
99+
8.00 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
158.00 MPa  
23
62.00 MPa  
34
Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
13
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
32
0.00 (Pa)  
22
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
7.39 (Pa)  
9
0.00 (Pa)  
24
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
21.80 GPa  
99+
19.00 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
37.90 GPa  
99+
42.00 GPa  
34
Young's Modulus
54.80 GPa  
38
50.00 GPa  
39
Poisson Ratio
0.26  
23
0.30  
14
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
7.90  
99+
8.65  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
10
Susceptibility
0.00  
4
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Semiconductor  
Resistivity
1.31 nΩ·m  
99+
72.70 nΩ·m  
36
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
17
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)  
27
0.23 J/(kg K)  
26
Molar Heat Capacity
37.03 J/mol·K  
3
26.02 J/mol·K  
40
Thermal Conductivity
10.60 W/m·K  
99+
96.60 W/m·K  
16
Critical Temperature
1,585.00 K  
38
594.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
9.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+
30.80 µm/(m·K)  
10
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
359.40 kJ/mol  
30
100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
10.05 kJ/mol  
99+
6.19 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
352.00 kJ/mol  
36
113.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
68.10 J/mol.K  
16
51.80 J/mol.K  
38
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