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Dysprosium Actinium Comparison


Actinium Dysprosium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Dy   
Ac   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7429916   
99+
7440348   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
Not Available   

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   

Discovery
In 1886   
In 1902   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
33
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
28
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
35
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Dysprosium metal is highly reactive due to which it pure form is not as usual as its alloy.
  • Thi metals alloy is used in magnate as it is resistance to high temperature.
  
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,407.00 °C   
32
1,227.00 °C   
38

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C   
99+
3,200.00 °C   
26

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa   
23
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
540.00 MPa   
20
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
2,710.00 m/s   
33
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Dy   
Ac   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
29   
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22   
38
1.10   
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.00   
36

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78   
16
2.90   
10

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol   
99+
499.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,200.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37
4,700.00 kJ/mol   
23

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr   
29
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
66   
99+
89   
29

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
66   
99+
89   
29

Number of Neutrons
96   
35
138   
16

Number of Electrons
66   
99+
89   
29

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
178.00 pm   
16
195.00 pm   
7

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm   
17
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm   
20
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
162.50 amu   
99+
227.00 amu   
25

Atomic Volume
19.00 cm3/mol   
23
22.54 cm3/mol   
11

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Terbium
  
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Holmium
  
Thorium
  

Valence Electron Potential
47.40 (-eV)   
32
38.60 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
359.30 pm   
37
567.00 pm   
8

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
15
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.54 g/cm3   
99+
10.00 g/cm3   
37

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.37 g/cm3   
25
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa   
15
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
24.70 GPa   
31
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
40.50 GPa   
31
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
61.40 GPa   
33
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
25
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.55   
38
10.07   
28

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
926.00 nΩ·m   
2
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.70 J/mol·K   
14
27.20 J/mol·K   
18

Thermal Conductivity
10.70 W/m·K   
99+
12.00 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
230.00 kJ/mol   
39
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.05 kJ/mol   
32
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
301.00 kJ/mol   
36

Standard Molar Entropy
75.60 J/mol.K   
7
56.50 J/mol.K   
25

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