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60Nd144.242

Neodymium

LanthanidesBlock fPeriod 6solid at 20 °C
Configuration :[Xe] 4f⁴ 6s²
Atomic mass :144.242 u
French :Néodyme
3D Bohr-model representation of the Neodymium atom (symbol Nd, atomic number Z=60). Electron shell configuration: 2, 8, 18, 22, 8, 2 electrons.
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Electron configuration

Full[Xe] 4f⁴ 6s²
Short[Xe] 4f⁴ 6s²
Valence electrons3
KLMNOPQ shells
K2
L8
M18
N22
O8
P2

Electronegativity

Pauling1.14
Allen
Mulliken (eV)

Atomic radii

Empirical185 pm
Calculated206 pm
Covalent201 pm
Van der Waals
Ionic radii (Shannon-Prewitt)
+398.3 pm

Successive ionisation energies

I₁533.1 kJ/mol
I₂1040 kJ/mol
I₃2130 kJ/mol
I₄3900 kJ/mol
Electron affinity

Oxidation states

+2+3+4
Bold states = most common.
Period 6Block fFamily Lanthanides
Sources : NIST Atomic Weights & Isotopic Compositions, IUPAC Recommendations, CODATA. Methodology