Discovery of neodymium

Neodymium is a chemical element with the symbol Nd and atomic number 60. It is a silvery-white metal belonging to the lanthanide series and is one of the rare-earth elements. The metal tarnishes in air and reacts with water.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of neodymium happened 1 year before Discovery of dysprosium
• Discovery of neodymium happened 1 year before Discovery of germanium
• Discovery of neodymium happened 5 years after Discovery of gadolinium
• Discovery of neodymium happened 6 years after Discovery of samarium
• Discovery of neodymium happened 6 years after Discovery of thulium

Timeline

1. Discovery of samarium1879
2. Discovery of thulium1879
3. Discovery of gadolinium1880
4. Discovery of neodymium (this page)1885
5. Discovery of dysprosium1886
6. Discovery of germanium1886

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