Gadolinium Fact Site
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History of Gadolinium
Origin of Element Name J. Gadolin; a Finnish chemist and minerologist
Year Isolated 1886
Isolated By Jean-Charles-Galinard de Marignac and Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Country Where Isolated Switzerland
Chemical Preparation 2GdF3+3Ca---->2Gd+3CaF2

Facts and Properties of Gadolinium
Symbol Gd
Atomic Mass 157.25
Atomic Number 64
Melting Point 1585 K
Boiling Point 3523 K
Density 7901 kg/m³
Soluble In Dilute Acids
Insoluble In Water
Hazards Skin and eye irritant; compounds
carcinogenic; metal dust is
highly flammable
                          Bohr Model of Gadolinium
















Some uses of gadolinium are to make gadolinium yttrium garnets which are used in microwave applications. Another use is to make phosphors for color TV tubes.


Location of gadolinium on the Periodic Table
1
H
2
He
3
Li
4
Be
5
B
6
C
7
N
8
O
9
F
10
Ne
11
Na
12
Mg
13
Al
14
Si
15
P
16
S
17
Cl
18
Ar
19
K
20
Ca
21
Sc
22
Ti
23
V
24
Cr
25
Mn
26
Fe
27
Co
28
Ni
29
Cu
30
Zn
31
Ga
32
Ge
33
As
34
Se
35
Br
36
Kr
37
Rb
38
Sr
39
Y
40
Zr
41
Nb
42
Mo
43
Tc
44
Ru
45
Rh
46
Pd
47
Ag
48
Cd
49
In
50
Sn
51
Sb
52
Te
53
I
54
Xe
55
Cs
56
Ba
71
Lu
72
Hf
73
Ta
74
W
75
Re
76
Os
77
Ir
78
Pt
79
Au
80
Hg
81
Tl
82
Pb
83
Bi
84
Po
85
At
86
Rn
87
Fr
88
Ra
103
Lr
104
Rf
105
Db
106
Sg
107
Bh
108
Hs
109
Mt
110
Uun
111
Uuu
112
Uub
113
Uut
114
Uuq
115
Uup
116
Uuh
117
Uus
118
Uuo
 
57
La
58
Ce
59
Pr
60
Nd
61
Pm
62
Sm
63
Eu
64
Gd
65
Tb
66
Dy
67
Ho
68
Er
69
Tm
70
Yb
89
Ac
90
Th
91
Pa
92
U
93
Np
94
Pu
95
Am
96
Cm
97
Bk
98
Cf
99
Es
100
Fm
101
Md
102
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