Name : Gadolinium
Symbol : Gd
Atomic Number : 64
Atomic Weight : 157.25
Specific Heat : 0.23 J/gK
Melting Point : 1313°C
Vaporization : 359.40 kJ/mol
Boiling Point : 3273°C
Electronegativity : 1.2
Density@293 K : 7.895 g/cm³
Discovered : Jean de Marignac, Switzerland, 1880
Description : Soft, ductile, silvery-white metal.
Uses : Used in steel alloying agents and the manufacture of electronic components.