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Group
f8 f9 f10
Period 6
64
Gd
Gadolinium
[Xe] 6s2 4f7 5d1
65
Tb
Terbium
[Xe] 6s2 4f9
Name origin: Ytterby, Sweden
Atomic weight (amu): 158.92535
Specific heat capacity (J/gK): 0.182
Density (g/cm3): 8.229
Melting point (K): 1629.0
Boiling point (K): 3503.0
Electronegativity (Pauling): 1.2
Abundance (mg/kg): 1.2
7
97
Bk
Berkelium
[Rn] 7s2 5f9

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3d10 Different electron shell (n)

3d10 Different electron count

3d10 New term (orbital)