Purity metal cube Gadolinium Gd 99,99% cube 10x10mm polished

Length tolerance +/-2%

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Gadolinium is a soft, shiny, silvery metal and a member of the lanthanide group of the periodic table. It is the 41st most common element in the earth's crust and the 6th most common rare earth element. Gadolinium tarnishes very slowly in moist air and forms an oxide that flakes off the metal surface. When the oxide layer flakes off, fresh gadolinium is exposed to air and the oxidation process continues. This metal reacts slowly with water and dissolves in acids.

Gadolinium has the greatest ability to capture thermal neutrons of all known elements and therefore has various applications in the nuclear industry. In nuclear power generation, gadolinium is used as a "fuel poison", particularly in boiling water reactors, to equalise the power of the reactor over time. Gadolinium oxide is a neutron absorber that decays when exposed to neutrons and compensates for the progressive build-up of other absorbers as the uranium oxide fuel is consumed. Gadolinium is also the most efficient element used to detect radiation leaks in power plants.

Due to its unique magnetic properties and its use in alloys, gadolinium has a number of other specialised applications. It is used in magnetic cooling to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions due to increased energy efficiency. Optical lenses containing gadolinium are used for magneto-optical systems.

Properties of gadolinium:

• very soft and easy to forge
• Magnetic

Main application of gadolinium:

• Nuclear industry
• magneto-optical systems

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