Properties of Neodymium and Calcium
Melting Point
1,010.00 °C
  
99+
Boiling Point
3,127.00 °C
  
28
1,484.00 °C
  
99+
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
170.00 MPa
  
99+
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,330.00 m/s
  
38
3,810.00 m/s
  
19
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Nd
  
Ca
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol
  
99+
589.80 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,040.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,145.40 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,130.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
4,912.40 kJ/mol
  
7
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.79 g/amp-hr
  
37
0.75 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
7.01 g/cm3
  
99+
1.55 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.38 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
NA
  
Symbol
Nd
  
Ca
  
Period Number
6
  
4
  
Atomic Weight
144.24 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
20.60 cm3/mol
  
18
29.90 cm3/mol
  
7
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f4 6s2
  
[Ar] 4s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)
  
99+
29.00 (-eV)
  
99+
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Neodymium.jpg#100
  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Calcium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
33.60 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.30 106/cm Ω
  
6
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
2.37 kJ/mol
  
39
Electrical Property
NA
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)
  
32
0.63 J/(kg K)
  
7
Thermal Conductivity
16.50 W/m·K
  
99+
201.00 W/m·K
  
5
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
27.45 J/mol·K
  
17
25.93 J/mol·K
  
34
Thermal Expansion
9.60 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
22.30 µm/(m·K)
  
19
Standard Molar Entropy
71.50 J/mol.K
  
13
41.60 J/mol.K
  
36
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
273.00 kJ/mol
  
34
150.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.14 kJ/mol
  
99+
8.54 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
322.00 kJ/mol
  
32
184.00 kJ/mol
  
99+