gadolinium
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gadolinium
Summary
gadolinium is a chemical element[1]. gadolinium draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #80 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- gadolinium is credited with the discovery of Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac[3].
- gadolinium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
- Johan Gadolin is named after gadolinium[5].
- gadolinium is made of xenotime-(Gd)[6].
- gadolinium is made of lepersonnite-(Gd)[7].
- gadolinium is made of monazite-(Gd)[8].
- gadolinium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Gd][9].
- gadolinium's element symbol is recorded as Gd[10].
- gadolinium's chemical formula is recorded as Gd[11].
- gadolinium is a type of lanthanide[12].
- gadolinium is a type of heavy metal[13].
- gadolinium is a type of f-block[14].
- gadolinium is part of lanthanide[15].
- gadolinium is part of period 6[16].
- gadolinium's Commons category is recorded as Gadolinium[17].
- gadolinium's Unicode character is recorded as 釓[18].
- gadolinium's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[19].
- gadolinium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 1, 1880[20].
- gadolinium's point group is recorded as dihexagonal-dipyramidal[21].
- gadolinium's space group is recorded as space group P6₃/mmc[22].
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Definition and Type
gadolinium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4]. Recorded subclass of include lanthanide[12], heavy metal[13], and f-block[14].
Origins
Johan Gadolin is named after gadolinium[5].
Use and Application
Part of include lanthanide[15] and period 6[16], a period[23].
Influence
Things named for gadolinium include xenotime-(Gd)[24], a mineral species[25].
Why It Matters
gadolinium draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #80 of 144).[2] gadolinium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] gadolinium is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for gadolinium include xenotime-(Gd)[24], a mineral species[25].