gadolinium

Summary

gadolinium is a chemical element^[1]. gadolinium draws 1,079 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 part of lanthanide^[12].
• gadolinium is part of period 6^[13].
• gadolinium's Commons category is recorded as Gadolinium^[14].
• gadolinium's Unicode character is recorded as 釓^[15].
• gadolinium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 1, 1880^[16].
• gadolinium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gadolinium^[17].
• gadolinium's Commons gallery is recorded as Gadolinium^[18].
• gadolinium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+64'}^[19].
• gadolinium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.20'}^[20].

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Definition and Type

gadolinium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].

Origins

Johan Gadolin is named after gadolinium^[5].

Use and Application

Part of include lanthanide^[12] and period 6^[13], a period^[21].

Influence

Things named for gadolinium include xenotime-(Gd)^[22], a mineral species^[23].

Why It Matters

gadolinium draws 1,079 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.^[24] gadolinium is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for gadolinium include xenotime-(Gd)^[22], a mineral species^[23].