Gadolinium (Gd)
Element number 64, from the lanthanides family.
Gadolinium facts
- Symbol
- Gd
- Atomic number
- 64
- Atomic mass
- 157.25
- Family
- Lanthanides
- Period
- 6
- Group
- f-block (no group)
What does gadolinium react with?
Gadolinium makes a new substance with 12 other elements and chemicals in our lab:
- Gadolinium + HydrogenGadolinium hydride Gd + H₂ → GdH₂ · When heated · Try it
- Gadolinium + NitrogenGadolinium nitride 2Gd + N₂ → 2GdN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Gadolinium + OxygenGadolinium oxide 4Gd + 3O₂ → 2Gd₂O₃ · When heated · Try it
- Gadolinium + FluorineGadolinium fluoride 2Gd + 3F₂ → 2GdF₃ · At room temperature · Try it
- Gadolinium + SulfurGadolinium sulfide 2Gd + 3S → Gd₂S₃ · When heated · Try it
- Gadolinium + ChlorineGadolinium chloride 2Gd + 3Cl₂ → 2GdCl₃ · When heated · Try it
- Gadolinium + SeleniumGadolinium selenide 2Gd + 3Se → Gd₂Se₃ · When heated · Try it
- Gadolinium + BromineGadolinium bromide 2Gd + 3Br₂ → 2GdBr₃ · When heated · Try it
- Gadolinium + TelluriumGadolinium telluride 2Gd + 3Te → Gd₂Te₃ · When heated · Try it
- Gadolinium + IodineGadolinium iodide 2Gd + 3I₂ → 2GdI₃ · When heated · Try it
- Gadolinium + WaterGadolinium hydroxide + hydrogen gas 2Gd + 6H₂O → 2Gd(OH)₃ + 3H₂ · At room temperature · Try it
- Gadolinium + Hydrochloric AcidGadolinium chloride + hydrogen gas 2Gd + 6HCl → 2GdCl₃ + 3H₂ · At room temperature · Try it
It also blends into a mixture, like an alloy, with 73 other metals when melted together.
Nothing happens when it's simply mixed with 13 of the others. 21 pairings have never been tried, because not enough atoms have ever existed.