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Group
f7 f8 f9
Period 6
63
Eu
Europium
[Xe] 6s2 4f7
64
Gd
Gadolinium
[Xe] 6s2 4f7 5d1
Name origin: Johan Gadolin, chemist, physicist and mineralogist
Atomic weight (amu): 157.25
Specific heat capacity (J/gK): 0.236
Density (g/cm3): 7.895
Melting point (K): 1585.0
Boiling point (K): 3546.0
Electronegativity (Pauling): 1.2
Abundance (mg/kg): 6.2
7
96
Cm
Curium
[Rn] 7s2 5f7 6d1

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3d10 Different electron shell (n)

3d10 Different electron count

3d10 New term (orbital)