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Nd 144.242 Atomic mass · uLanthanides
Neodymium
Neodymium is a chemical element with symbol Nd and atomic number 60. It is a soft silvery metal that tarnishes in air. Neodymium was discovered in 1885 by the Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach.
Discovery 1885 (Carl Auer von Welsbach)
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Physical properties
Values for the element in its standard state.
- Density
- 7.01g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1,294K
- Boiling point
- 3,373K
- Atomic radius
- Not available
- Bonding type
- Metallic
- Molar heat
- 27.45J/(mol·K)
Inside the atom
Electron arrangement and the energy behind its behavior.
Full electron configuration
1s, 2 electrons; 2s, 2 electrons; 2p, 6 electrons; 3s, 2 electrons; 3p, 6 electrons; 3d, 10 electrons; 4s, 2 electrons; 4p, 6 electrons; 4d, 10 electrons; 5s, 2 electrons; 5p, 6 electrons; 4f, 4 electrons; 6s, 2 electrons;
[Xe] represents 54 core electrons. The full view shows them explicitly.
60 electrons Orbital order preserved from source
- Electronegativity
- 1.14Pauling scale
- First ionization energy
- 533kJ/mol
- Electron affinity
- 50kJ/mol
- Van der Waals radius
- Not available
Nd NeodymiumAtomic number 60
533kJ/mol
Atomic numberGaps indicate unavailable data
About neodymium
- Appearance
- Silvery white
- Discovery
- 1885 (Carl Auer von Welsbach)
- Data source
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