# Neodymium ## 🧊 Neodymium · 3D (three.js) <iframe src="https://wikitube-elements.netlify.app/?el=Nd&embed=1" width="100%" height="620" frameborder="0" style="border:0;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden" allowfullscreen loading="lazy" title="The Elements 3D microsim - Neodymium"></iframe> *Neodymium in the live three.js Elements explorer — drag to orbit the atom, click any tile to compare, slide the temperature.* · [▶ open full](https://wikitube-elements.netlify.app/?el=Nd) <!-- ELEMENTS_MICROSIM:END --> !Neodymium plate.svg *Plate 60 of 118 - animated Bohr shells, stylized per Madelung filling; engraving style per house Arcanity kit.* ## Microsim To Do *Claimable rows, house pattern. 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· [[Zirconium]] ## Gallery !Gif Library/Engines/Electric motor.gif *Neodymium magnets drive the rotor (vault Gif Library)* > **Official MAIN - Chemical element, Z = 60.** Part of the Elements Canon (one canonical page per element). Infobox grounded in [Wikipedia: List of chemical elements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_elements), fetched 2026-07-08. Full article: [Wikipedia: Neodymium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neodymium). <!-- ELEMENTS_MICROSIM:BEGIN (auto-managed block - edits inside will be overwritten) --> ## Key facts (infobox) | | | |---|---| | Symbol - Z | Nd - 60 | | Group - Period - Block | f - 6 - f-block | | Atomic weight (Da) | 144.24 | | Density (g/cm3) | 7.01 | | Melting - Boiling (K) | 1297 - 3347 | | Electronegativity (Pauling) | 1.14 | | Crustal abundance (mg/kg) | 41.5 | | Origin | primordial | | Phase (STP) | solid | | Name origin | Greek neos didymos, 'new twin' | *Bracketed weights are the mass number of the most stable isotope; values in parentheses are predictions (per the source table).* ## Story Neodymium was discovered in 1885 by Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach as the complementary element to praseodymium, separated from what was called didymium. Its name comes from Greek neos (new) and didymos (twin), acknowledging its discovery as a separate element from its companion praseodymium. Neodymium is relatively abundant among rare earths (41.5 mg/kg). Neodymium is a soft, silvery-white metal that readily oxidizes. Its most transformative application is in neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets, which are the strongest permanent magnets known—with roughly twice the magnetic strength of older ferrite magnets. [model-prior - verify] Nd-Fe-B magnets are essential in electric motors for vehicles, generators in wind turbines, and in compact motors for consumer electronics and industrial applications. [model-prior - verify] The global demand for neodymium is driven by electrification (electric vehicles) and renewable energy (wind turbines), making it a critical element in the energy transition. The corpus directly engages neodymium as the central element in the rare-earth magnet economy—the material without which large-scale wind power and electrified transport would not be feasible. ## Corpus connections - R.E.A.C.T.I.O.N. - the Chemistry hub - Centers of Excellence Portal - [[Technetium|Technetium - the element made before found]] - the canon's patron - and Technitium, the School - Solar System Mining Surveys - neodymium magnets in wind turbines and electric vehicles ## Vocational-Technical Semiotics The element speaks the canon's shared signs: the periodic table cell (Nd, group f, period 6), isotope notation, and hazard pictograms ghs where handling demands it. ## Sources Infobox: [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_elements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_elements) (fetched 2026-07-08); etymology per the same table's notes. Story sources to be added at enrichment. ## Navigation - Canon: Elements Canon index - neighbors by Z: [[Praseodymium|Praseodymium (59)]] - [[Promethium|Promethium (61)]] - R.E.A.C.T.I.O.N. - Centers of Excellence ## Wikipedia : Wikitube **Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neodymium) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Neodymium) ## Previous hub tags Tree parents: [[Helium]] · [[Hydrogen]] · [[Oxygen]]. Legacy hubs: none. --- *Sources: 1 legacy note. Minted wave 1, 2026-07-30 (v1.6 order).*