Gadolinium

Gadolinium, ₆₄Gd

Gadolinium
Pípè	/ˌɡædəˈlɪniəm/ ​(GAD-ə-LIN-ee-əm)
Ìhànsójú	silvery white
Ìwúwo átọ̀mù Ar, std(Gd)	157.25(3)
Gadolinium ní orí tábìlì àyè
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Nọ́mbà átọ̀mù (Z)	64
Ẹgbẹ́	group n/a
Àyè	àyè 6
Àdìpọ̀	Àdìpọ̀-f
Ẹ̀ka ẹ́límẹ́ntì	Lanthanide
Ìtò ẹ̀lẹ́ktrọ́nù	[Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2
Iye ẹ̀lẹ́ktrọ́nù lórí ìpele kọ̀ọ̀kan	2, 8, 18, 25, 9, 2
Àwọn ohun ìní ara
Ìfarahàn at STP	solid
Ìgbà ìyọ́	1585 K ​(1312 °C, ​2394 °F)
Ígbà ìhó	3546 K ​(3273 °C, ​5923 °F)
Kíki (near r.t.)	7.90 g/cm3
when liquid (at m.p.)	7.4 g/cm3
Heat of fusion	10.05 kJ/mol
Heat of	301.3 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity	37.03 J/(mol·K)
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 states	0, +1, +2, +3 Àdàkọ:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state/comment
Electronegativity	Pauling scale: 1.20
Atomic radius	empirical: 180 pm
Covalent radius	196±6 pm
Spectral lines of gadolinium
Other properties
Natural occurrence	primordial
Crystal structure	​hexagonal
Speed of sound thin rod	2680 m/s (at 20 °C)
Thermal expansion	(100 °C) (α, poly) 9.4 µm/(m·K)
Thermal conductivity	10.6 W/(m·K)
Electrical resistivity	(r.t.) (α, poly) 1.310 µ Ω·m
Magnetic ordering	ferromagnetic/paramagnetic transition at 292 K
Young's modulus	(α form) 54.8 GPa
Shear modulus	(α form) 21.8 GPa
Bulk modulus	(α form) 37.9 GPa
Poisson ratio	(α form) 0.259
Vickers hardness	570 MPa
CAS Number	7440-54-2
Main isotopes of gadolinium
Iso­tope Abun­dance Half-life (t1/2) Decay mode Pro­duct 152Gd 0.20% 1.08×1014 y α 2.205 148Sm 154Gd 2.18% 154Gd is stable with 90 neutrons 155Gd 14.80% 155Gd is stable with 91 neutrons 156Gd 20.47% 156Gd is stable with 92 neutrons 157Gd 15.65% 157Gd is stable with 93 neutrons 158Gd 24.84% 158Gd is stable with 94 neutrons 160Gd 21.86% >1.3×1021y β−β− 1.7 160Dy