60 Nd 144.24
Neodymium
Lanthanide
Neodymium (Nd) is a chemical element with atomic number 60, classified as a lanthanide. At room temperature it is a solid. It was discovered in 1885 by Carl Auer von Welsbach.
Properties
- Atomic number
- 60
- Atomic mass
- 144.24 u
- Category
- Lanthanide
- Group
- 0
- Period
- 6
- Block
- f-block
- Electron configuration
- [Xe] 4f⁴ 6s²
- Phase at STP
- Solid
- Density
- 7.007 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1297 K (1023.9 °C)
- Boiling point
- 3347 K (3073.8 °C)
- Electronegativity
- 1.14
- Atomic radius
- 206 pm
- Ionization energy
- 5.525 eV
- Discovery
- 1885 · Carl Auer von Welsbach
Common uses
Permanent magnets, lasers, hard drives, wind turbines
Did you know?
Creates the strongest permanent magnets and essential for clean energy.
Experiment with the elements
Neodymium doesn't form any compounds in our lab yet, but the periodic table sandbox lets you combine dozens of other real elements into real compounds — water, table salt, ammonia and many more — with their true chemical formulas.