{"id":73102,"date":"2025-11-12T12:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T07:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=73102"},"modified":"2025-11-12T15:13:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T09:43:24","slug":"neodymium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/neodymium\/","title":{"rendered":"Neodymium"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Neodymium Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is planning to increase its neodymium production by nine times, reaching 500 tons by the end of FY27.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Neodymium<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neodymium is a chemical element with symbol Nd and <\/span><b>atomic number 60<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>belongs to the lanthanides group<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-are-rare-earth-elements-ree\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>rare earth elements<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered in Vienna in 1885 by <\/span><b>Karl Auer.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the second most abundant of the rare-earth elements (after cerium).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found in minerals that <\/span><b>include all lanthanide minerals,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as monazite and bastnasite.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its deposits are mainly in Brazil<\/span><b>, China, USA, India, Sri Lanka and Australia.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Properties of Neodymium<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>ductile and malleable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> silvery white metal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>oxidizes readily in air<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to form an oxide, Nd2O3, which easily spalls, exposing the metal to further oxidation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The metal <\/span><b>must be stored sealed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a <\/span><b>plastic covering<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or kept in vacuum or in an inert atmosphere.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It reacts <\/span><b>gradually with mineral acids<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014except hydrofluoric acid (HF), in which it forms a protective layer of trifluoride, NdF3.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Applications of Neodymium<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a critical element in the global <\/span><b>rare-earth magnet industry.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It plays a key role in <\/span><b>electric vehicles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>clean energy technologies, and defense systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is suitable for use in optical devices and electrical applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/industry\/news\/india-to-produce-200-tonne-neodymium-by-fy27-says-indian-rare-earths-125110900514_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neodymium  belongs to the lanthanides group, part of the rare earth elements. 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