- Atomic Radius (Å)
Gadolinium is a chemical element with symbol Gd and atomic number 64. It is a silvery-white, malleable and ductile rare-earth metal. It is found in nature only in combined (salt) form.
64
Atomic Number
157.25
Atomic Mass (u)
1585.15
Melting Point (K)
3546
Boiling Point (K)
7.9
Density (solid: g/cm³, gas: g/liter)
2.5
Atomic Radius (Å)
1.96
Covalent Radius (Å)
1.2
Electronegativity
6.15
First Ionization Energy (eV)
13.22
Electron Affinity
6
Number of Shells
2, 8, 18, 25, 9, 2
Electron Shell Occupations
0.24
Specific Heat (J/g)