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Gadolinium is a chemical element with the symbol Gd and atomic number 64. It is a silvery-white, malleable, and ductile rare-earth metal. Gadolinium is found in nature in combination with other elements, primarily in the minerals monazite and bastnäsite. It was discovered in 1880 by the Swedish chemist Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, who isolated it from the mineral gadolinite, which had been named after the Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin.
Gadolinium has several unique properties that make it useful in various applications. It is paramagnetic at
Gadolinium also has a high thermal neutron capture cross-section, making it useful in nuclear reactors as a
Despite its useful properties, gadolinium and its compounds can be toxic. Gadolinium salts can cause kidney