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Dysprosium Curium Comparison


Curium Dysprosium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Dy  
Cm  

Group Number
3  
15
3  
15

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
f block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7429916  
99+
7440519  
36

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

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  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso  

Discovery
In 1886  
In 1944  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
33
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
35
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,407.00 °C  
32
1,340.00 °C  
34

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
3,110.00 °C  
31

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.00  
8
2.00  
17

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
320.00 MPa  
40

Vickers Hardness
540.00 MPa  
32
461.00 MPa  
37

Speed of Sound
2,710.00 m/s  
99+
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.78  
23
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
60.00 %  
23

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Dy  
Cm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
15  
24

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22  
39
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.22  
31
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
31
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.22  
38
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.22  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78  
16
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,026.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,550.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,690.00 kJ/mol  
37

10th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
19

13th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
40

15th Energy Level
57,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
57,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
573.30 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
573.30 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
23
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20

22nd Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20

24th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr  
33
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
4.50 eV  
19

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
66  
99+
96  
22

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  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
66  
99+
96  
22

Number of Neutrons
96  
36
151  
11

Number of Electrons
66  
99+
96  
22

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
178.00 pm  
18
174.00 pm  
22

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm  
17
169.00 pm  
28

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm  
25
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
162.50 amu  
99+
247.00 amu  
18

Atomic Volume
19.00 cm3/mol  
35
18.28 cm3/mol  
38

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Terbium
  
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Holmium
  
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Valence Electron Potential
47.40 (-eV)  
33
44.50 (-eV)  
39

Lattice Constant
359.30 pm  
99+
336.25 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
38
1.67  
11

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.54 g/cm3  
99+
13.51 g/cm3  
26

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

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
350.00 MPa  
12

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
24.70 GPa  
39
32.00 GPa  
24

Bulk Modulus
40.50 GPa  
36
40.00 GPa  
38

Young's Modulus
61.40 GPa  
35
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
25
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.55  
99+
13.51  
28

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Antiferromagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
926.00 nΩ·m  
2
1.25 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.13 106/cm Ω  
19

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)  
35
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
27.70 J/mol·K  
17
27.50 J/mol·K  
21

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

Critical Temperature
1,680.00 K  
36
1,340.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
11.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
331.60 kJ/mol  
40

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.05 kJ/mol  
38
15.00 kJ/mol  
22

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
75.60 J/mol.K  
7
52.50 J/mol.K  
36

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