Shell Structure
Crystal Structure
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| Element | Information |
| Atomic Number: | 64 |
| Symbol: | Gd |
| Name: | Gadolinium |
| Name Origin: | Named after gadolinite, a mineral named for the Finnish Chemist, Johan Gadolin |
| Type: | Rare Earth |
| Atomic Mass: | 157.25 |
| Melting Point: | 1311 |
| Boiling Point: | 3233 |
| Neutrons: | 93 |
| Density: | 7.895 |
| Crystal Structure: | Hexagonal |
| Discovered: | 1886 |
| Discoverers: | Discovered by Jean de Marignac (Switzerland) in 1880 and Paul-Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran (France). |
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