Gadolinium (Gd) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 6, and has the atomic number 64. It is the eighth element in the lanthanide series. It is slightly malleable, ductile, silvery metal, which is named after the mineral gadolinite, in honour of Johan Gadolin, a Finnish chemist and geologist. It … Read more
Europium (Eu) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 6, and has the atomic number 63. It is the seventh element in the lanthanide series. It is a soft, silvery-white metal, which is named after Europe. It is the softest and the most reactive element in the lanthanide series and … Read more
Samarium (Sm) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 6, and has the atomic number 62. It is the sixth element in the lanthanide series. It is a silvery-white metal, which is named after Colonel Samarsky, a Russian mine official. It is a highly reactive metal and is counted as … Read more
Promethium (Pm) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 6, and has the atomic number 61. It is the fifth element in the lanthanide series. It is a silvery-white metal that glows in the dark with a pale blue or green light. It is named after Prometheus, a Titan god … Read more
Neodymium (Nd) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 6, and has the atomic number 60. It is the fourth element in the lanthanide series. It is a soft, bright, silvery-white metal, whose name comes from the Greek word “neos didymos”, which means new twin. It is a highly reactive … Read more
Praseodymium (Pr) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 6, and has the atomic number 59. It is the third element in the lanthanide series. It is a soft, malleable, ductile, grayish-white metal, whose name comes from the Greek word “prasios didymos”, which means green twin. It is counted as … Read more
Cerium (Ce) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 6, and has the atomic number 58. It is the second element in the lanthanide series. It is a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal, which is named after the dwarf planet “Ceres”. It is the most abundant element, and is counted as … Read more
Lanthanum (La) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the period 6, and has the atomic number 57. It is the first element in the lanthanide series. It is a soft, silvery-white metal, whose name comes from the Greek word “lanthanein”, which means to lie hidden. It is a highly reactive metal … Read more
Radium (Ra) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the group 2 and the period 7, and has the atomic number 88. It is a soft, lustrous, silvery-white alkaline earth metal, whose name comes from the Latin word “radius”, which means ray. It is highly toxic and is counted as one of … Read more
Barium (Ba) is a chemical element of the periodic table, located in the group 2 and the period 6, and has the atomic number 56. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal, whose name comes from the Greek word “barys”, which means heavy. It is a highly reactive metal that is not available freely … Read more
