Gadolinium (Gd)
A fascinating lanthanide element.
Gadolinium is element 64 on the periodic table.
Element properties
- Atomic number
- 64
- Symbol
- Gd
- Atomic mass
- 157.25 u
- Category
- Lanthanide
- Period
- 6
- Group
- Not assigned
- Block
- f
- State
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 1.2
- Density
- 7.9 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1313 °C
- Boiling point
- 3273 °C