Gd

Gadolinium

Atomic Number 64 · Metal piece

Has the highest neutron absorption of any element. Used as MRI contrast agent and in nuclear reactor shielding.

Atomic Mass

157.25 u

Category

Lanthanide

Phase (STP)

Solid

Density

7.895 g/cm³

Melting Point

1312 °C

Boiling Point

3273 °C

Electronegativity

1.2 (Pauling)

Atomic Radius

180 pm

Electron Configuration

[Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2

Discovered

1880 — Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac

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