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Dysprosium Barium Comparison


Barium Dysprosium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Dy   
Ba   

Group Number
Not Available   
2   
16

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7429916   
99+
7440393   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
  • Barium oxidizes very easily in the air.
  • All toxic compounds of Barium can easily dissolve in water.
  • Barium carbonate is used to produce a Rat poison and its other compound Barium nitrate is used in fireworks to produce green color.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1886   
In 1772   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.000001 %   
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
33
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
28
0.03 %   
11

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
12

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.
  
  • It is sued in chemical paint manufacturing and glass manufacturing.
  • Compounds of this metal are toxic; but still the barium sulfate is insoluble and given to patients suffering from digestive disorder.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.07 Blood/mg dm-3   
15

In Bone
Not Available   
70.00 p.p.m.   
9

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,407.00 °C   
32
725.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C   
99+
1,140.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
1.25   
19

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
1,620.00 m/s   
99+

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   
Ba   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
37   
2

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22   
38
0.89   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.68   
28

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
0.97   
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.88   
22

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.88   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78   
16
3.11   
4

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

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

3rd Energy Level
2,200.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,600.00 kJ/mol   
14

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr   
29
2.56 g/amp-hr   
20

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
2.70 eV   
99+

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
66   
99+
56   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   
[Xe] 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
66   
99+
56   
99+

Number of Neutrons
96   
35
81   
99+

Number of Electrons
66   
99+
56   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
178.00 pm   
16
222.00 pm   
4

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm   
17
215.00 pm   
5

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm   
20
268.00 pm   
6

Atomic Weight
162.50 amu   
99+
137.33 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
19.00 cm3/mol   
23
39.24 cm3/mol   
5

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Terbium
  
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Holmium
  
Lanthanum
  

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

Lattice Constant
359.30 pm   
37
502.80 pm   
15

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+
3.51 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.37 g/cm3   
25
3.34 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa   
15
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
7.11 (Pa)   
6

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
24.70 GPa   
31
4.90 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
40.50 GPa   
31
9.60 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
61.40 GPa   
33
13.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
25
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.55   
38
3.62   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Superconductor   

Resistivity
926.00 nΩ·m   
2
332.00 nΩ·m   
13

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
13.95 kJ/mol   
36

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34
0.20 J/(kg K)   
30

Molar Heat Capacity
27.70 J/mol·K   
14
28.07 J/mol·K   
12

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
20.60 µm/(m·K)   
22

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
230.00 kJ/mol   
39
140.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.05 kJ/mol   
32
7.66 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
175.70 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
75.60 J/mol.K   
7
62.50 J/mol.K   
20

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