2 Fun facts about gadolinium

Atomic Number= 64 Atomic Symbol= Gd Atomic Weight= 157.25.

Melting Point=2,395 F (1,313 C) Boiling Point=5,923 F (3,273 C)

Explanation:

1. At 49,000 barns, gadolinium has the highest thermal neutron capture cross-section of all the recognized elements.

2. It is obtained from the mineral gadolinite, gadolinium is also found in several other minerals, including monazite and bastnasite, which have commercial implications.

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the density(ratio between mass and volume as m/v) decreases from top to bottom in periodic table group as the size increases and nuclear charge decreases. but in periods density increases from left to right as atom size decreases and nuclear charge increases.