Gadolinium

= ﻿ Gadolinuim =
 * Name of the element and how it got its name – Gadolinium, it was named after French Chemist Jonah Gadolin
 * Who discovered it? - Jean de Marignac
 * When was it discovered? - 1880 [[image:images23.jpg width="178" height="155" align="right"]]


 * Symbol- GD
 * Atomic Number- 65
 * Atomic Mass- 157.25 amu
 * Protons – 64
 * Neutrons – 64
 * Electrons - 93.5
 * Where is it found – Found usually in gadolinite mineral, or land.
 * State of matter - Liquid


 * Melting point: 1313 °C
 * Boiling point : 3273 °C
 * Density: 7.90 g/cm 3
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Abundance in the Earth’s crust (crust includes air, water, and land) – Not very abundant on earth.


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Uses & Interesting Facts -
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Magnets
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Gadolinium is also used in fluorescent light bulbs and electric bulbs
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">It is also found in many different minerals such as, monazite and bastnasite

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