Properties of Neodymium and Magnesium
Melting Point
1,010.00 °C
  
99+
Boiling Point
3,127.00 °C
  
28
1,107.00 °C
  
99+
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,330.00 m/s
  
38
4,940.00 m/s
  
11
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Nd
  
Mg
  
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+
737.70 kJ/mol
  
24
2nd Energy Level
1,040.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,450.70 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,130.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
7,732.70 kJ/mol
  
5
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.79 g/amp-hr
  
37
0.45 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
7.01 g/cm3
  
99+
1.74 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.58 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
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
  
Mg
  
Period Number
6
  
3
  
Atomic Weight
144.24 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
20.60 cm3/mol
  
18
13.97 cm3/mol
  
37
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f4 6s2
  
[Ne] 3s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)
  
99+
40.00 (-eV)
  
99+
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Neodymium.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Magnesium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
43.90 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.23 106/cm Ω
  
7
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
Electrical Property
NA
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)
  
32
1.02 J/(kg K)
  
4
Thermal Conductivity
16.50 W/m·K
  
99+
156.00 W/m·K
  
8
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
27.45 J/mol·K
  
17
24.87 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Expansion
9.60 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
24.80 µm/(m·K)
  
15
Standard Molar Entropy
71.50 J/mol.K
  
13
32.70 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
273.00 kJ/mol
  
34
128.70 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.14 kJ/mol
  
99+
8.95 kJ/mol
  
39
Enthalpy of Atomization
322.00 kJ/mol
  
32
148.50 kJ/mol
  
99+