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Facts about the Definition of the Element Neodymium
A bright, silvery rare-earth metal element, found in monazite and bastnaesite and used for coloring glass and for doping some glass lasers.

What are the origins of the word Neodymium?
The name originates from the Greek words neos meaning new and 'didymos' meaning twin.

Facts about the Classification of the Element Neodymium
Neodymium classified as an element in the Lanthanide series as one of the "Rare Earth Elements" which can located in Group 3 elements of the Periodic Table and in the 6th and 7th periods.

The Rare Earth Elements are divided into the Lanthanide and Actinide series. The elements in the Lanthanide series closely resemble lanthanum, and one another, in their chemical and physical properties. Their compounds are used as catalysts in the production of petroleum and synthetic products.

Brief Facts about the Discovery and History of the Element Neodymium
Neodymium was discovered by Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach in Vienna, Austria in 1885.

Occurrence of the element Neodymium
Never found in nature as the free element
Found in monazite and bastnaesite
Also found in Misch metal

Common Uses of Neodymium
Coloring glass
Coloring ceramics
Infra-red radiation filtering

The Properties of the Element Neodymium
Name of Element : Neodymium
Symbol: Nd
Atomic Number: 60
Atomic Mass: 144.24 amu
Melting Point: 1010.0 °C - 1283.15 °K
Boiling Point: 3127.0 °C - 3400.15 °K
Number of Protons/Electrons: 60
Number of Neutrons: 84
Crystal Structure: Hexagonal
Density @ 293 K: 7.007 g/cm3
Color of Neodymium : silvery