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Dysprosium Meitnerium Comparison


Meitnerium Dysprosium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Dy  
Mt  

Group Number
3  
15
9  
9

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Probably Transition  

CAS Number
7429916  
99+
54038016  
10

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1886  
In 1982  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
33
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
28
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
35
-  

Abundance In Humans
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research  
-  

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
-  

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.00  
8
-  

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
540.00 MPa  
32
350.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,710.00 m/s  
99+
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.78  
23
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Dy  
Mt  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
4  
33

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22  
39
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.22  
31
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
31
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.22  
38
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.22  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78  
16
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.80 kJ/mol  
15

2nd Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18

3rd Energy Level
2,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34

7th Energy level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

8th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

9th Energy Level
6,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36

10th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

14th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
57,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17

16th Energy Level
57,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

17th Energy Level
573.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20

18th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

19th Energy Level
573.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17

20th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
850.00 kJ/mol  
18

21st Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
23
800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

23rd Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

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

25th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

26th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

27th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
12

28th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

29th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

30th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr  
33
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
66  
99+
109  
9

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
66  
99+
109  
9

Number of Neutrons
96  
36
157  
8

Number of Electrons
66  
99+
109  
9

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
178.00 pm  
18
122.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm  
17
129.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm  
25
260.00 pm  
9

Atomic Weight
162.50 amu  
99+
278.00 amu  
7

Atomic Volume
19.00 cm3/mol  
35
20.20 cm3/mol  
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Valence Electron Potential
47.40 (-eV)  
33
31.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
359.30 pm  
99+
0.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
38
1.59  
27

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.54 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.37 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
24.70 GPa  
39
35.00 GPa  
21

Bulk Modulus
40.50 GPa  
36
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
61.40 GPa  
35
13.50 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
25
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.55  
99+
37.40  
4

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
27.70 J/mol·K  
17
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
1,680.00 K  
36
1,323.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
110.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.05 kJ/mol  
38
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol  
99+
350.20 kJ/mol  
37

Standard Molar Entropy
75.60 J/mol.K  
7
63.80 J/mol.K  
22

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