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Nd - Neodymium - periodic table of the elements

Baron von Welsbach separated the components of dydimium into neodymium (the new twin) and praseodymium (the green twin) in 1885 in Vienna. The element is used to make the most powerful magnets on the planet.

 


Atomic number - 60 Density g/mL 7
Atomic weight u 144 .24 Melting point K 1289
Bonding radius A 1 .64 Boiling point K 3341
Atomic radius A 2 .64 Heat of vaporization kJ/mol 273
Ionization Potential V 5 .53 Heat of fusion kJ/mol 7 .14
Electronegativity - 1 .14 Specific heat J/gK 0 .19
The oxide is mildly basic.
Crystal are hexagonal.

Electron configuration: [Xe] 4f4 6s2

Other elements of the periodic table

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Actinides ** ThPaUNpPuAmCmBkCfEsFmMdNoLr