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|properties=Lustrous, silvery-white, malleable and ductile metal.
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'''Gadolinium''' is a [[Chemical elements|chemical element]], having the [[chemical symbol]] Gd. Its [[atomic number]] (the number of [[proton]]s) is 64. It has a [[Atomic mass#Standard atomic weights of the elements|standard atomic weight]] of 157.25 g•mol<sup> −1</sup> and is a [[solid]] in its elemental form.
 
Gadolinium is considered a member of the "Lanthanide" class of elements. At a [[pressure]] of 101.325 k[[Pascal (unit)|Pa]], it has a [[boiling point]] of 3,273 °[[Celsius (unit)|C]] and a [[melting point]] of 1,313 °C.

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Gadolinium
157.25(3)



  Gd
64
1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p6 4d105s25p64f75d16s2
[ ? ] Lanthanide:
Properties:
Lustrous, silvery-white, malleable and ductile metal.


Gadolinium is a chemical element, having the chemical symbol Gd. Its atomic number (the number of protons) is 64. It has a standard atomic weight of 157.25 g•mol −1 and is a solid in its elemental form.

Gadolinium is considered a member of the "Lanthanide" class of elements. At a pressure of 101.325 kPa, it has a boiling point of 3,273 °C and a melting point of 1,313 °C.