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Periodic Table - Elements - Gadolinium
| Symbol |
Gd |
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| Atomic Number |
64 |
Relative Atomic Mass
12C = 12.0000 |
157.25 |
Atomic Radius
pm |
180 |
First Ionisation Energy
kJ mol-1 |
592.5 |
| Electronegativity |
1.20 |
Density
kg m-3 |
7900.4 [298 K] |
Molar Volume
cm3 |
19.90 |
Thermal Conductivity
W m-1 K-1 |
10.6 [300 K] |
Melting Point
K |
1586 |
Boiling Point
K |
3539 |
| Number of Isotopes |
23 |
Ground State Electron
Configuration |
[Xe]4f75d16s2 |
| Term Symbol |
9D2 |
| Discovery |
Discovered by J.C. Galissard de Marignac (Geneva, Switzerland) in 1880 and isolated by P.É. Lecoq de Boisbaudren (Paris, France) in 1886 |
| Name Derived From |
Named after J. Gadolin |
Name in Other
Languages |
 Croatian | Gadolinij |
 Danish | gadolinium |
 Dutch | gadolinium |
 Finnish | gadolinium |
 French | gadolinium |
 German | Gadolinium |
 Italian | gadolinio |
 Norwegian | gadolinium |
 Portuguese | gadolíneo |
 Spanish | gadolinio |
 Swedish | gadolinium |
| Peter van der Krogt's Element Multidict - element name translations in over 48 langauges |
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