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ID | 4 |
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Symbol | Gd |
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Name | Gadolinium |
Density (g/cm<sup>3</sup>) | 7.9 |
Atomic Number | 64 |
Molecular Weight | 157.25 |
Melting Point (K) | 1585 |
Boiling Point (K) | 3523 |
Specific Heat Capacity (J/kg K) | 240 |
Electro Negativity | 1.2 |
Curie temperature (K) | 292 |
Bohr Magneton (J/T) | 7.63 |
Magnetization Saturation (MA m<sup>-1</sup>) | 2 |
Crystal Structure | ​Hexagonal close-packed (hcp) |
Appearance | Silvery white |
Element category | Lanthanide |
Magnetic ordering | Ferromagnetic |
Discovery | Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac (1880) |
General Information | Gadolinium is a chemical element that is on the Periodic Table of the Elements with the atomic number of 64. It is a silvery-white metal that reacts with bodily molecules during an MRI scan. |
Image source | https://www.soundimaginginc.com/images/gadolinium_.jpg |
General informations source | https://www.independentimaging.com/what-is-gadolinium/ |