gadolinium
chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 64
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Summary
gadolinium is a chemical element[1]. gadolinium draws 4,962 Wikipedia views per month (chemical element category, ranking #80 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac[3]
- Named after: Johan Gadolin[4]
- Made from material: xenotime-(Gd)[5], lepersonnite-(Gd)[6], monazite-(Gd)[7]
- Canonical SMILES: [Gd][8]
- Element symbol: Gd[9]
- Chemical formula: Gd[10]
- Subclass of: lanthanide[11], heavy metal[12], f-block[13]
- Part of: lanthanide[14], period 6[15]
- Commons category: Gadolinium[16]
- Unicode character: 釓[17]
- Crystal system: hexagonal crystal system[18]
- Time of discovery or invention: January 1, 1880[19]
- Point group: dihexagonal-dipyramidal[20]
- Space group: space group P6₃/mmc[21]
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Influence
Things named for gadolinium include xenotime-(Gd)[22], a mineral species[23].
Why It Matters
gadolinium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] gadolinium is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for gadolinium include xenotime-(Gd)[22], a mineral species[23].