60Nd

Neodymium

Lanthanide

Neodymium (Nd) is element 60, a lanthanide, in period 6 of the periodic table. Its standard atomic weight is 144.242, it melts at 1021 °C and boils at 3074 °C. Discovered by Carl Gustaf Mosander, 1841.

Atomic Number60

SymbolNd

NameNeodymium

Atomic Weight144.242 u

CategoryLanthanide

Period6

Melting Point1021 °C

Boiling Point3074 °C

Density7.007 g/cm³

Electron Config[Xe] 4f4 6s2

Discovered ByCarl Gustaf Mosander, 1841

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