- 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 u
Atomic Mass
1585.15 K
Melting Point
3546 K
Boiling Point
7.9 g/cm³
Density
2.5 Å
Atomic Radius
1.96 Å
Covalent Radius
1.2
Electronegativity
6.15 eV
First Ionization Energy
13.22
Electron Affinity
6
Number of Shells
2, 8, 18, 25, 9, 2
Electron Shell Occupations
0.24 J/g
Specific Heat