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| 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 |
| 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) |
| Crystal Structure: |
Hexagonal |
| Density @ 293 K: |
7.007 g/cm3 |
| Color: |
Silvery |
Isotope |
Nd-142 |
Nd-143 |
Nd-144 |
Nd-145 |
Nd-146 |
Nd-147 |
Nd-148 |
Nd-149 |
Nd-150 |
Half Life |
Stable |
Stable |
2.1E15 years |
Stable |
Stable |
10.98 days |
Stable |
1.72 hours |
Stable |
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