60

Nd

Neodymium

144.24

Lathanide
Solid

Discovery

Von Welsbach, Baron Auer (1885)

Etymology

Greek

Meaning

New twin

Electron configuration

Electron configuration

Crystal structure

Crystal structure

Double hexagonal close-packed

Physical Properties

Phase

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

Solid

Melting point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

1010.0 °C

1283.15 K

Boiling point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

3127.0 °C

3400.15 K

Density

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

7.01 g/cm3

Electronegativity

1.14