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Neodymium (Nd)
Atomic number: 60 · Category: lanthanide · Group 3 · Period 6 · Phase: Solid
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.
Atomic mass: 144.2423
Density: 7.01
Melting point: 1297 K
Boiling point: 3347 K
Appearance: silvery white
Source: Wikipedia
Block: f
Molar heat: 27.45
CPK color:#c7ffc7
Electronic structure
Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f4
Configuration (semantic): [Xe] 4f4 6s2
Shells: 2, 8, 18, 22, 8, 2
Electronegativity (Pauling): 1.14
Electron affinity: 184.87
Ionization energies: 533.1, 1040, 2130, 3900
Periodic position
Group: 3
Period: 6
xpos: 6
ypos: 9
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