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Element Properties:60-69 atomic number

NEODYMIUM, GADOLINIUM, TERBIUM, Dysprosium, HOLMIUM, ERBIUM NEODYMIUM Atomic symbol: Nd Atomic weight: 144.24 Atomic number: 60 Electron configuration: 2-8-18-22-8-2 Oxidation states: +3 State of matter: solid Heavy metal, brittle Discovered in 1885 by Carl Auer von Welsbach Boils at 3127°C, melts at 1010°C Notes: Used in special alloys and glasses, neodymium is a silvery-white color […]

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Element Properties: 46-52 atomic number

PALLADIUM, SILVER, CADMIUM, INDIUM, TIN, ANTIMONY, TELLURIUM PALLADIUM Atomic symbol: Pd Atomic weight: 106.42 Atomic number: 46 Electron configuration: 2-8-18-18-0 Oxidation states: +2, +4 State of matter: solid Heavy metal, ductile Discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston Boils at 2927°C, melts at 1552°C Notes: Palladium is a silver, white metal that also occurs as […]

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