Gadolinium
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Gd |
| Atomic Weight | 157.25 g/mol |
| Element Number | 64 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1880 |
| Discoverer | Marignac |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 3 |
| Boiling Point | 3545 K |
| Melting Point | 1585 K |
| Density | 7.90 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Xe]4f7,5d1,6s2 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Basic |
| Crystal Structure | Hexagonal |
| Electronegativity | 1.20 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 311.71 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 15.48 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 0.8 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 10.6 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.236 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 6.15 |
| Atomic Volume | 19.9 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.80 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.61 Å |
| Synthetic | No |