| Gadolinium | |
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| Properties | |
| Atomic symbol | Gd |
| Atomic number | 64 |
| Classification | Metallic |
| Atomic mass | 157.25 amu |
| Other Information | |
| Date of discovery | 1880 |
| Name of discoverer | Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac |
| Name origin | Named after Finnish minerologist J. Gadolin. |
| Uses | Used in magnets, neutron radiography and is alloyed with iron for magneto-optic recording devices. |
| Obtained from | Chief ores are monazite and bastnasite. |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
| *Lanthanides | 64
Gd 157.25 |
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