Periodic Table of Elements

Element Gadolinium - Gd

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Overview of Gadolinium

Gadolinium's Name in Other Languages

  • Latin: Gadolinium
  • Czech: Gadolinium
  • Croatian: Gadolinij
  • French: Gadolinium
  • German: Gadolium - s
  • Italian: Gadolinio
  • Norwegian: Gadolinium
  • Portuguese: Gadolínio
  • Russian: Гадолиний
  • Spanish: Gadolínio
  • Swedish: Gadolinium Guld

Atomic Structure of Gadolinium

Chemical Properties of Gadolinium

Physical Properties of Gadolinium

Regulatory / Health

  • CAS Number
    • 7440-54-2
  • OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)
    • No limits set by OSHA
  • OSHA PEL Vacated 1989
    • No limits set by OSHA
  • NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limit (REL)
    • No limits set by NIOSH
  • Levels In Humans:
    Note: this data represents naturally occuring levels of elements in the typical human, it DOES NOT represent recommended daily allowances.
    • Blood/mg dm-3: n/a
    • Bone/p.p.m: n/a
    • Liver/p.p.m: n/a
    • Muscle/p.p.m: n/a
    • Daily Dietary Intake: n/a
    • Total Mass In Avg. 70kg human: n/a
  • Discovery Year: 1880
  • Name Origin:
    Named after Finnish minerologist J. Gadolin.
  • Abundance of Gadolinium:
    • Earth's Crust/p.p.m.: 7.7
    • Seawater/p.p.m.:
      • Atlantic Suface: 5.2E-07
      • Atlantic Deep: 9.3E-07
      • Pacific Surface: 0.0000006
      • Pacific Deep: 0.0000015
    • Atmosphere/p.p.m.: N/A
    • Sun (Relative to H=1E12): 13.2
  • Sources of Gadolinium:
    Chief ors are monazite and bastnasite. World production is around 400 tons annually. Primary mining areas are USA, Brazil, India, Sri Lanka, Australia and China.
  • Uses of Gadolinium:
    Used in magnets, refractories, magnets, neutron radiography and is alloyed with iron for magneto-optic recording devices.
  • Additional Notes:

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