64Gd

Gadolinium

Lanthanide

Gadolinium (Gd) is element 64, a lanthanide, in period 6 of the periodic table. Its standard atomic weight is 157.25, it melts at 1313 °C and boils at 3273 °C. Discovered by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, 1880.

Atomic Number64

SymbolGd

NameGadolinium

Atomic Weight157.25 u

CategoryLanthanide

Period6

Melting Point1313 °C

Boiling Point3273 °C

Density7.895 g/cm³

Electron Config[Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2

Discovered ByJean Charles Galissard de Marignac, 1880

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