neodymium
chemical element with symbol Nd and atomic number 60
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Summary
neodymium is a chemical element[1]. neodymium draws 6,771 Wikipedia views per month (chemical element category, ranking #70 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Carl Auer von Welsbach[3]
- Named after: novelty[4], twin[5]
- Made from material: monazite-(Nd)[6], fergusonite-(Nd)[7], gadolinite-(Nd)[8], åskagenite-(Nd)[9], aeschynite-(Nd)[10], allanite-(Nd)[11], bastnäsite-(Nd)[12], calcioancylite-(Nd)[13], chukhrovite-(Nd)[14], carlgieseckeite-(Nd)[15], clinofergusonite-(Nd)[16], françoisite-(Nd)[17], florencite-(Nd)[18], gysinite-(Nd)[19]
- Location of discovery: Vienna[20]
- Canonical SMILES: [Nd][21]
- Element symbol: Nd[22]
- Chemical formula: Nd[23]
- Subclass of: lanthanide[24], f-block[25]
- Part of: lanthanide[26], period 6[27]
- Commons category: Neodymium[28]
- Unicode character: 釹[29]
- Crystal system: hexagonal crystal system[30]
- Time of discovery or invention: January 1, 1885[31]
- Point group: dihexagonal-dipyramidal[32]
- Space group: space group P6₃/mmc[33]
- IPA transcription: ˌniːoʊˈdɪmiəm[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Neodymium[35]
- Commons gallery: Neodymium[36]
- Atomic number: 60[37]
- Electronegativity: 1.14[38]
- Oxidation state: 0[39], 2[40], 3[41], 4[42]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43]
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Influence
Things named for neodymium include monazite-(Nd)[44], a mineral species[45]; aeschynite-(Nd)[46], a mineral species[47]; and agardite-(Nd)[48], a mineral species[49].
Why It Matters
neodymium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] neodymium is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for neodymium include monazite-(Nd)[44], a mineral species[45]; aeschynite-(Nd)[46], a mineral species[47]; and agardite-(Nd)[48], a mineral species[49].