Gd

Gadolinium

Z 64 157.249 g/molLanthanide

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

3

Period

6

Block

f

Occurrence

Primordial

Biological Role

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History

1880 (discovery)

Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac

1935 (isolation)

Félix Trombe

Named By

Lecoq de Boisbaudran

Latin Name

Gadolinium

Abundance

Universe

x

Sun

x

Meteorites

x

Earth's crust

x

Oceans

x

Humans

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