Nd

NEODYMIUM

Definition from 'neas didymus' or new twin. it can color glass in a wide variety of shades.

Discovery 1885

Uses welder googles

Group of Elements Lanthanide(Solid)

Atomic Weight 144.242

Oxidation State +3

Melting Point 1010

Boiling Point 3127

Density 7.00 g/cm3

Electronegativity 1.2