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Basic Information

Name: Neodymium
Symbol: Nd
Atomic Number: 60
Atomic Mass: 144.24 amu
Melting Point: 1010.0 °C (1283.15 K, 1850.0 °F)
Boiling Point: 3127.0 °C (3400.15 K, 5660.6 °F)
Number of Protons/Electrons: 60
Number of Neutrons: 84
Classification: Rare Earth
Crystal Structure: Hexagonal
Density @ 293 K: 7.007 g/cm³
Color: silvery

Atomic Structure

Number of Energy Levels: 6

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Isotopes

Isotope	Half Life
Nd-142	Stable
Nd-143	Stable
Nd-144	2.1E15 years
Nd-145	Stable
Nd-146	Stable
Nd-147	10.98 days
Nd-148	Stable
Nd-149	1.72 hours
Nd-150	Stable

Facts

Date of Discovery: 1925
Discoverer: C.F. Aver von Welsbach
Name Origin: From the Greek words neos (new) and didymos (twin)
Uses: coloring glass and ceramics, infrared radiation filtering
Obtained From: electrolysis of salts

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