Discovery of gadolinium

Gadolinium is a chemical element; it has symbol Gd and atomic number 64. It is a silvery-white metal when oxidation is removed. Gadolinium is a ductile and malleable rare-earth element. It reacts with atmospheric oxygen or moisture slowly to form a black oxide coating.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of gadolinium happened 1 year after Discovery of samarium
• Discovery of gadolinium happened 1 year after Discovery of thulium
• Discovery of gadolinium happened 1 year after Discovery of scandium
• Discovery of gadolinium happened 2 years after Discovery of holmium
• Discovery of gadolinium happened 2 years after Discovery of ytterbium

Timeline

1. Discovery of holmium1878
2. Discovery of ytterbium1878
3. Discovery of samarium1879
4. Discovery of scandium1879
5. Discovery of thulium1879
6. Discovery of gadolinium (this page)1880

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of carbon1789
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777