Power point by Grayson Holland on Gadolinium

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64Gd (157.253)

Gadolinium

• Power point by Grayson Holland on Gadolinium

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Properties and Uses of Gadolinium

• Used to make electric cords.
• Used to make appliances such as microwaves and TV
  color tubes.
• It is to used make CDs.
• Conducts electricity very easily or without
  resistance.
• Its a solid.
• Discovered by Jean de Marignac
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Gadoliniums name

• Gadolinium was discovered by Jean de Marignac in
  Switzerland 1880.
• Named after J Gadolin

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Graphic of Gadolinium
Stable Atomic Structure
Named after Jean de Gadolin
Discovered in Switzerland
Melting point 1311 degrees C
Is in rare earth Family
Galdolinium
Used in Many Things You See At home
Discovered in 1880
Boiling point 3233.0 degrees C
It is a six sided Crystal l structure
Has 93 neutrons And 64 protons And electrons
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URL links/sources

• http//chemistry.allinfoabout.com/periodic/periodi
  ctable.html
• http//www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/ele
  ments/periodic-table/uses.html
• http//www.chemicalelements.com/index.html
• http//www.chemicool.com/