Nd
Lanthanide
Neodymium
Z 60A 144mass 144.24
Atomic model
tap a particleEvery nucleon is drawn individually — 60 protons and 84 neutrons packed into the nucleus, with 60 electrons on shells outside.
60+1
Protons
Set the element — change this and it becomes a different atom.
840
Neutrons
Change only these and you get a different isotope of the same element.
60−1
Electrons
Sit outside the nucleus and decide the chemistry, not the element.
Element data
- Nucleons
- 144 (60 p + 84 n)
- Electron shells
- 2 · 8 · 18 · 22 · 8 · 2
- Valence shell
- 2 electrons
- Atomic mass
- 144.24 u
Stability
Neodymium has no measured radioactive isotope in this lab — its nuclei are stable, so decay must be shown as an illustration.
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