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Properties of substance:

gadolinium

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

hexagonal metal

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

Gd

Structural formula as text:

Gd

Molar/atomic mass: 157.25

Melting point (°C):

1312

Boiling point (°C):

3280

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

mercury: 0.015 (20°C) [Ref.]
water: reaction [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1880

Density:

7.87 (20°C, g/cm3)

Half-life:

13564Gd = 1.1 s (β+ (100%), β+p (18%))
13764Gd = 2.2 s (β+ (100%), β+p (?))
13864Gd = 4.7 s (β+ (100%))
138m64Gd = 6.2 μs (internal transition (100%))
13964Gd = 5.7 s (β+ (100%), β+p (?))
139m64Gd = 4.8 s (β+ (100%), β+p (?))
14064Gd = 15.8 s (β+ (100%))
14164Gd = 14 s (β+ (100%), β+p (0.03%))
141m64Gd = 24.5 s (β+ (89%), internal transition (11%))
14264Gd = 70.2 s (electron capture (52%), β+ (48%))
14364Gd = 39 s (β+ (100%), β+p (?))
143m64Gd = 110.0 s (β+ (100%), β+p (?))
14464Gd = 4.47 min (β+ (100%))
144m64Gd = 145 ns (internal transition (100%))
14564Gd = 23.0 min (β+ (100%))
145m64Gd = 85 s (internal transition (94.3%), β+ (5.7%))
14664Gd = 48.27 d (electron capture (100%))
14764Gd = 38.06 h (β+ (100%))
147m64Gd = 510 ns (internal transition (100%))
14864Gd = 70.9 y (α (100%))
14964Gd = 9.28 d (β+ (100%), α (0.00043%))
15064Gd = 1 790 000 y (α (100%))
15164Gd = 123.9 d (electron capture (100%), α (0.000 001%))
15264Gd = 1.08 · 1014 y (α (100%) (isotopic abundance 0,2%))
15364Gd = 240.4 d (electron capture (100%))
153m64Gd = 3.5 μs (internal transition (100%))
153n64Gd = 76.0 μs (internal transition (100%))
15464Gd = stable ( (isotopic abundance 2,18%))
15564Gd = stable ( (isotopic abundance 14,8%))
155m64Gd = 31.97 ms (internal transition (100%))
15664Gd = stable ( (isotopic abundance 20,47%))
156m64Gd = 1.3 μs (internal transition (100%))
15764Gd = stable ( (isotopic abundance 15,65%))
157m64Gd = 460 ns (internal transition (100%))
157n64Gd = 18.5 μs (internal transition (100%))
15864Gd = stable ( (isotopic abundance 24,84%))
15964Gd = 18.479 h (β- (100%))
16064Gd = stable ( (isotopic abundance 21,86%))
16164Gd = 3.646 min (β- (100%))
16264Gd = 8.4 min (β- (100%))
16364Gd = 68 s (β- (100%))
163m64Gd = 23.5 s (β- (100%))
16464Gd = 45 s (β- (100%))
16564Gd = 11.0 s (β- (100%))
16664Gd = 5.1 s (β- (100%))
166m64Gd = 950 ns (internal transition (100%))
16764Gd = 4.2 s (β- (100%))
16864Gd = 3.03 s (β- (100%))
16964Gd = 750 ms (β- (100%))
17064Gd = 420 ms (β- (100%))

Electrode potential:

Gd3+ + 3e- → Gd, E = -2.397 V (water, 25°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

68.2 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

37 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

8.8

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

338

References:

  1. Гурвич Я.А. Справочник молодого аппаратчика-химика. - М.: Химия, 1991. - pp. 48, 50 [Russian]
  2. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 60 [Russian]
  3. Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 1. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1988. - pp. 450 [Russian]
  4. Химический энциклопедический словарь. - Под ред. Кнунянц И.Л. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1983. - pp. 113 [Russian]

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