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What is Gadolinium?



Periodic Table
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Symbol
Gd 0

Group Number
0 18

Period Number
6 2

Block
f block 0

Element Family
Lanthanide 0

CAS Number
7440542 33

Space Group Name
P63/mmc 0

Space Group Number
194.00 5

Facts
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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.
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Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining 0

History
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Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac 0

Discovery
In 1880 0

Abundance
0

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 % 22

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 % 25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 % 34

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 % 30

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 % 38

Abundance In Humans
Not Available 0

Uses
0

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).
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Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry 0

Medical Uses
NA 0

Other Uses
Alloys 0

Biological Properties
0

Toxicity
Non Toxic 0

Present in Human Body
No 0

In Blood
Not Available 0

In Bone
Not Available 0

Physical
0

Melting Point
1,311.00 °C 35

Boiling Point
3,233.00 °C 25

Appearance
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Physical State
Solid 0

Color
Silvery White 0

Luster
Metallic 0

Hardness
0

Mohs Hardness
Not Available 0

Brinell Hardness
Not Available 0

Vickers Hardness
510.00 MPa 22

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s 34

Optical Properties
0

Refractive Index
Not Available 0

Reflectivity
Not Available 0

Allotropes
No 0

α Allotropes
Not Available 0

β Allotropes
Not Available 0

γ Allotropes
Not Available 0

Chemical
0

Chemical Formula
Gd 0

Isotopes
0

Known Isotopes
26 13

Electronegativity
0

Pauling Electronegativity
1.20 39

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available 0

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11 29

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available 0

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available 0

Electropositivity
0

Pauling Electropositivity
2.80 15

Ionization Energies
0

1st Energy Level
593.40 kJ/mol 56

2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol 65

3rd Energy Level
1,990.00 kJ/mol 75

4th Energy Level
4,250.00 kJ/mol 30

5th Energy Level
Not Available 0

6th Energy Level
Not Available 0

7th Energy level
Not Available 0

8th Energy Level
Not Available 0

9th Energy Level
Not Available 0

10th Energy Level
Not Available 0

11th Energy Level
Not Available 0

12th Energy Level
Not Available 0

13th Energy Level
Not Available 0

14th Energy Level
Not Available 0

15th Energy Level
Not Available 0

16th Energy Level
Not Available 0

17th Energy Level
Not Available 0

18th Energy Level
Not Available 0

19th Energy Level
Not Available 0

20th Energy Level
Not Available 0

21st Energy Level
Not Available 0

22nd Energy Level
Not Available 0

23rd Energy Level
Not Available 0

24th Energy Level
Not Available 0

25th Energy Level
Not Available 0

26th Energy Level
Not Available 0

27th Energy Level
Not Available 0

28th Energy Level
Not Available 0

29th Energy Level
Not Available 0

30th Energy Level
Not Available 0

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.96 g/amp-hr 32

Electron Work Function
3.10 eV 35

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes 0

Atomic
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Atomic Number
64 52

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2 0

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP) 0

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Gadolinium.jpg#100 0

Atom
0

Number of Protons
64 51

Number of Neutrons
93 37

Number of Electrons
64 51

Radius of an Atom
0

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm 14

Covalent Radius
196.00 pm 14

Van der Waals Radius
237.00 pm 15

Atomic Weight
47.87 amu 78

Atomic Volume
19.90 cm3/mol 20

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
0

Previous Element
73 0

Next Element
77 0

Valence Electron Potential
46.10 (-eV) 34

Lattice Constant
363.60 pm 32

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3 0

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59 9

Mechanical
0

Density
0

Density At Room Temperature
7.90 g/cm3 51

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.40 g/cm3 31

Tensile Strength
Not Available 0

Viscosity
Not Available 0

Vapor Pressure
0

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa) 30

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
7.39 (Pa) 9

Elasticity properties
0

Shear Modulus
21.80 GPa 33

Bulk Modulus
37.90 GPa 34

Young's Modulus
54.80 GPa 35

Poisson Ratio
0.26 23

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable 0

Magnetic
0

Magnetic Characteristics
0

Specific Gravity
7.90 40

Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic 0

Permeability
Not Available 0

Susceptibility
Not Available 0

Electrical Properties
0

Electrical Property
Conductor 0

Resistivity
1.31 nΩ·m 56

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω 62

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol 21

Thermal
0

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K) 27

Molar Heat Capacity
37.03 J/mol·K 2

Thermal Conductivity
10.60 W/m·K 64

Critical Temperature
Not Available 0

Thermal Expansion
9.40 µm/(m·K) 42

Enthalpy
0

Enthalpy of Vaporization
359.40 kJ/mol 21

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.05 kJ/mol 36

Enthalpy of Atomization
352.00 kJ/mol 27

Standard Molar Entropy
68.10 J/mol.K 16

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