Element Family
Lanthanide
Actinide
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
-
Interesting Facts
- Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
- Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1886
In 1944
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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.
- Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silver
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
-
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile
-
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Antiferromagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
-
Enthalpy of Atomization
-