Template:Infobox gadolinium

Gadolinium, 64Gd
Gadolinium
Pronunciation/ˌɡædəˈlɪniəm/ ​(GAD-ə-LIN-ee-əm)
Appearancesilvery white
Standard atomic weight Ar°(Gd)
Gadolinium in the periodic table
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Gd
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Cm
europium ← gadolinium → terbium
Atomic number (Z)64
Groupf-block groups (no number)
Periodperiod 6
Block  f-block
Electron configuration[Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2
Electrons per shell2, 8, 18, 25, 9, 2
Physical properties
Phase at STPsolid
Melting point1585 K ​(1312 °C, ​2394 °F)
Boiling point3546 K ​(3273 °C, ​5923 °F)
Density (at 20° C)7.899 g/cm3 [3]
when liquid (at m.p.)7.4 g/cm3
Heat of fusion10.05 kJ/mol
Heat of vaporization301.3 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity37.03 J/(mol·K)
Vapor pressure (calculated)
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k
at T (K) 1836 2028 2267 2573 2976 3535
Atomic properties
Oxidation statescommon: +3
0,[4] +1,[5] +2[5]
ElectronegativityPauling scale: 1.20
Ionization energies
  • 1st: 593.4 kJ/mol
  • 2nd: 1170 kJ/mol
  • 3rd: 1990 kJ/mol
Atomic radiusempirical: 180 pm
Covalent radius196±6 pm
Color lines in a spectral range
Spectral lines of gadolinium
Other properties
Natural occurrenceprimordial
Crystal structure ​hexagonal close-packed (hcp) (hP2)
Lattice constants
Hexagonal close packed crystal structure for gadolinium
a = 363.37 pm
c = 578.21 pm (at 20 °C)[3]
Thermal expansion−21.4×10−6/K (at 20 °C)
11.1×10−6/K (at 100 °C)[3][a]
Thermal conductivity10.6 W/(m⋅K)
Electrical resistivityα, poly: 1.310 µΩ⋅m
Magnetic orderingferromagnetic–paramagnetic transition at 293.4 K
Molar magnetic susceptibility+755000.0×10−6 cm3/mol (300.6 K)[6]
Young's modulusα form: 54.8 GPa
Shear modulusα form: 21.8 GPa
Bulk modulusα form: 37.9 GPa
Speed of sound thin rod2680 m/s (at 20 °C)
Poisson ratioα form: 0.259
Vickers hardness510–950 MPa
CAS Number7440-54-2
History
Namingafter the mineral gadolinite (itself named after Johan Gadolin)
DiscoveryJean Charles Galissard de Marignac (1880)
First isolationLecoq de Boisbaudran (1886)
Isotopes of gadolinium
Main isotopes[7] Decay
abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct
148Gd synth 86.9 y[8] α 144Sm
150Gd synth 1.79×106 y α 146Sm
152Gd 0.2% 1.08×1014 y α 148Sm
153Gd synth 240.6 d ε 153Eu
154Gd 2.18% stable
155Gd 14.8% stable
156Gd 20.5% stable
157Gd 15.7% stable
158Gd 24.8% stable
160Gd 21.9% stable
 Category: Gadolinium
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Gd · Gadolinium
Eu ←

ibox Eu

iso
64 Gd  [e]
IB-Gd [e]
IBisos [e]
 → Tb

ibox Tb

indexes by PT (page)
child table, as reused in {IB-Gd}
Main isotopes of gadolinium
Main isotopes[7] Decay
abun­dance half-life (t1/2) mode pro­duct
148Gd synth 86.9 y[8] α 144Sm
150Gd synth 1.79×106 y α 146Sm
152Gd 0.2% 1.08×1014 y α 148Sm
153Gd synth 240.6 d ε 153Eu
154Gd 2.18% stable
155Gd 14.8% stable
156Gd 20.5% stable
157Gd 15.7% stable
158Gd 24.8% stable
160Gd 21.9% stable
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Isotopes
Standard atomic weight
  most stable isotope
Wikidata
Wikidata *
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See also {{Index of data sets}} · Cat:data sets (46) · (this table:
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