Symbol	Nd	Atomic radius: pm	181	Fusion: kJ/Mole	7.14
Name	Neodymium	Ionic radius: pm	(+3)114	Boiling point: °C	3074
Atomic number	60	Electron affinity	-	Melting point: °C	1021
Atomic weight	144.2	1st  ion potential	5.53	Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K)	0.19
Classification	Trans metal	Natural form	Solid	Thermal Cond: W/(cm K)	0.17
Configuration	[Xe]4f46s2	Crystal structure	Hex	Electrical Cond	0.0157
Oxidation states	3	Density	7.01	Abundance: mg/kg-crust	41.5
Electronegativity	1.14	Vaporization: kJ/Mole	284.0
Neodymium was discovered in didymia, a mixture of several rare-earth oxides.  From it, Carl Auer von Welsbach separated salts of the elements praseodymium and neodymium in 1885.			Uses - alloys, welder's masks, coloring glass and ceramics, infrared radiation filtering, lasers, magnets