| Nd | Neodynium |
Atomic number : 60 Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) : 144.24 |
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Group 3 lanthanide Density / kg m-3 : 7007 [293 K] |
Melting point / K : 1294 Boiling point / K : 3341 |
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Separated in 1885 by Baron Auer von Welsbach at Vienna, Austria. |
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| G E O L O G I C A L D A T A | |
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Abundances Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : 17.0 Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 38 Residence time / years : 500 Classification : recycled Oxidation state : III |
Seawater / p.p.m. : Atlantic surface : 1.8 × 10-6 Atlantic deep : 3.2 × 10-6 Pacific surface : 1.8 × 10-6 Pacific deep : 4.8 × 10-6 |
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Level in humans Organs: n.a., but very low |
Daily dietary intake : n.a. Total mass of element in average (70 kg) person : n.a., but very low |
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