Neodymium

Properties of neodymium atoms

Ionisation Energies and electron affinity

The electron affinity of neodymium is 50  kJ mol^-1. The ionisation energies of neodymium are given below.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with neodymium in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Xe].4f⁴.6s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.22.8.2
• Term symbol:   ⁵I₄

A schematic representation of the shell structure of neodymium - not what the atom of neodymium "looks like".

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