what is Gadolinium?

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2007-03-01 10:46:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia

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Gadolinium (IPA: /ˌgadəˈlɪniəm/) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Gd and atomic number 64.

Gadolinium is a silvery white, malleable and ductile rare earth metal with a metallic luster. It crystallizes in hexagonal, close-packed alpha form at room temperature; when heated to 1508 K, it transforms into its beta form, which has a body-centered cubic structure.

2007-03-01 11:01:55 · answer #1 · answered by lou53053 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

an element

2007-03-01 18:50:55 · answer #2 · answered by The Cheminator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋