Gadolinium

Properties of gadolinium atoms

Ionisation Energies and electron affinity

The electron affinity of gadolinium is 50  kJ mol^-1. The ionisation energies of gadolinium are given below.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with gadolinium in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Xe].4f⁷.5d¹.6s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.25.9.2
• Term symbol:   ⁹D₂

A schematic representation of the shell structure of gadolinium - not what the atom of gadolinium "looks like".

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