Dysprosium

Potassium

Dysprosium Potassium Comparison

Dysprosium

Potassium

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1 Periodic Table

1.1 Symbol

1.2 Group Number

NA1

0 17

1.3 Period Number

2 7

1.4 Block

f block

s block

1.5 Element Family

Lanthanide

Alkali

1.6 CAS Number

74299167440097

7429905 54386242

1.7 Space Group Name

P63/mmc

Im_ 3m

1.8 Space Group Number

194.00229.00

11 229

2 Facts

2.1 Interesting Facts

Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.

Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.

In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.

2.2 Sources

Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals

Found in Minerals, Mining

2.3 History

2.3.1 Who Discovered

Lecoq de Boisbaudran

Humphry Davy

2.3.2 Discovery

In 1886

In 1807

2.4 Abundance

2.4.1 Abundance In Universe

2 * 10^-7 %3 * 10^-4 %

5E-09 0.11

2.4.2 Abundance In Sun

~0.0000002 %~0.0004 %

1E-08 0.1

2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites

0.00 %0.07 %

1.7E-07 22

2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust

0.00 %1.50 %

9.9E-12 8.1

2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans

0.00 %0.04 %

2E-23 1.1

2.4.6 Abundance In Humans

NA0.20 %

1E-13 1.4

3 Uses

3.1 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.

Potassium’s compounds are in high demand for their application in Fertilizer manufacturing.
Potassium carbonate is used in glass manufacturing and Potassium carbonate in manufacturing detergent and body wash.

3.1.1 Industrial Uses

Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry

3.1.2 Medical Uses

Pharmaceutical Industry

3.1.3 Other Uses

Alloys, Nuclear Research

3.2 Biological Properties

3.2.1 Toxicity

Mildly Toxic

Toxic

3.2.2 Present in Human Body

✔ ✘

3.2.3 In Blood

NA1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3

0 1970

3.2.4 In Bone

NA2,100.00 p.p.m.

0 170000

4 Physical

4.1 Melting Point

1,407.00 °C63.65 °C

27 3410

4.2 Boiling Point

2,562.00 °C774.00 °C

147 5660

4.3 Appearance

4.3.1 Physical State

Solid

4.3.2 Color

Silvery White

Silvery Gray

4.3.3 Luster

Metallic

4.4 Hardness

4.4.1 Mohs Hardness

NA0.40

0.2 8.5

4.4.2 Brinell Hardness

500.00 MPa0.36 MPa

0.14 3490

4.4.3 Vickers Hardness

540.00 MPaNA

121 3430

4.5 Speed of Sound

2,710.00 m/s2,000.00 m/s

818 16200

4.6 Optical Properties

4.6.1 Refractive Index

NANA

1.000933 1.7229

4.6.2 Reflectivity

NANA

58 97

4.7 Allotropes

✔ ✘

4.7.1 α Allotropes

Not Available

4.7.2 β Allotropes

Not Available

4.7.3 γ Allotropes

Not Available

5 Chemical

5.1 Chemical Formula

5.2 Isotopes

5.2.1 Known Isotopes

2920

0 38

5.3 Electronegativity

5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity

1.220.82

0.7 2.54

5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity

NA0.45

0.22 2.56

5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity

1.100.91

0.86 1.82

5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity

NA0.73

0.62 2.48

5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity

NA0.73

0.659 2.7

5.4 Electropositivity

5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity

2.783.18

1.46 3.3

5.5 Ionization Energies

5.5.1 1st Energy Level

573.00 kJ/mol418.80 kJ/mol

375.7 26130

5.5.2 2nd Energy Level

1,130.00 kJ/mol3,052.00 kJ/mol

710.2162 28750

5.5.3 3rd Energy Level

2,200.00 kJ/mol4,420.00 kJ/mol

1600 34230

5.5.4 4th Energy Level

3,990.00 kJ/mol5,877.00 kJ/mol

2780 37066

5.5.5 5th Energy Level

NA7,975.00 kJ/mol

4305.2 97510

5.5.6 6th Energy Level

NA9,590.00 kJ/mol

5715.8 105800

5.5.7 7th Energy level

NA11,343.00 kJ/mol

7226.8 114300

5.5.8 8th Energy Level

NA14,944.00 kJ/mol

8857.4 125300

5.5.9 9th Energy Level

NA16,963.70 kJ/mol

14110 134700

5.5.10 10th Energy Level

NA48,610.00 kJ/mol

17100 144300

5.5.11 11th Energy Level

NA54,490.00 kJ/mol

19900 169988

5.5.12 12th Energy Level

NA60,730.00 kJ/mol

22219 189368

5.5.13 13th Energy Level

NA68,950.00 kJ/mol

26930 76015

5.5.14 14th Energy Level

NA75,900.00 kJ/mol

29196 86450

5.5.15 15th Energy Level

NA83,080.00 kJ/mol

41987 97510

5.5.16 16th Energy Level

NA93,400.00 kJ/mol

47206 109480

5.5.17 17th Energy Level

NA99,710.00 kJ/mol

52737 122200

5.5.18 18th Energy Level

NANA

58570 134810

5.5.19 19th Energy Level

NANA

64702 148700

5.5.20 20th Energy Level

NANA

80400 171200

5.5.21 21st Energy Level

NANA

87000 179100

5.5.22 22nd Energy Level

NANA

93400 184900

5.5.23 23rd Energy Level

NANA

98420 198800

5.5.24 24th Energy Level

NANA

104400 195200

5.5.25 25th Energy Level

NANA

121900 121900

5.5.26 26th Energy Level

NANA

127700 127700

5.5.27 27th Energy Level

NANA

133800 133800

5.5.28 28th Energy Level

NANA

139800 139800

5.5.29 29th Energy Level

NANA

148100 148100

5.5.30 30th Energy Level

NANA

154500 154500

5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent

2.02 g/amp-hr1.46 g/amp-hr

0.16812 8.3209

5.7 Electron Work Function

NA2.30 eV

2.14 5.65

5.8 Other Chemical Properties

Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility

Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility

6 Atomic

6.1 Atomic Number

6619

3 117

6.2 Electron Configuration

[Xe] 4f⁹ 6s²

[Ar] 4s¹

6.3 Crystal Structure

Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)

Body Centered Cubic (BCC)

6.3.1 Crystal Lattice

6.4 Atom

6.4.1 Number of Protons

6619

3 117

6.4.2 Number of Neutrons

9620

4 184

6.4.3 Number of Electrons

6619

3 117

6.5 Radius of an Atom

6.5.1 Atomic Radius

178.00 pm227.00 pm

112 265

6.5.2 Covalent Radius

192.00 pm203.00 pm

96 260

6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius

229.00 pm275.00 pm

139 348

6.6 Atomic Weight

162.50 amu39.10 amu

6.94 294

6.7 Atomic Volume

19.00 cm3/mol45.46 cm3/mol

1.39 71.07

6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers

6.8.1 Previous Element

6.8.2 Next Element

6.9 Valence Electron Potential

47.40 (-eV)10.40 (-eV)

8 392.42

6.10 Lattice Constant

359.30 pm532.80 pm

228.58 891.25

6.11 Lattice Angles

π/2, π/2, 2 π/3

π/2, π/2, π/2

6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio

1.57NA

1.567 1.886

7 Mechanical

7.1 Density

7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature

8.54 g/cm³0.86 g/cm³

0.534 40.7

7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)

8.37 g/cm30.83 g/cm3

0.512 20

7.2 Tensile Strength

120.00 MPaNA

2.5 11000

7.3 Viscosity

NANA

0.001526 0.001526

7.4 Vapor Pressure

7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K

NANA

2.47E-11 121

7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K

NANA

2.62E-10 774

7.5 Elasticity properties

7.5.1 Shear Modulus

24.70 GPa1.30 GPa

1.3 222

7.5.2 Bulk Modulus

40.50 GPa3.10 GPa

1.6 462

7.5.3 Young's Modulus

61.40 GPa3.53 GPa

1.7 528

7.6 Poisson Ratio

0.25NA

0.032 0.47

7.7 Other Mechanical Properties

Sectile

8 Magnetic

8.1 Magnetic Characteristics

8.1.1 Specific Gravity

8.550.86

0.53 4500

8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering

Paramagnetic

8.1.3 Permeability

NANA

1.25643E-06 0.0063

8.1.4 Susceptibility

NANA

-0.000166 200000

8.2 Electrical Properties

8.2.1 Electrical Property

Conductor

8.2.2 Resistivity

926.00 nΩ·m72.00 nΩ·m

0.18 961

8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity

0.01 10⁶/cm Ω0.14 10⁶/cm Ω

0.00666 0.63

8.2.4 Electron Affinity

50.00 kJ/mol48.40 kJ/mol

0 222.8

9 Thermal

9.1 Specific Heat

0.17 J/(kg K)0.75 J/(kg K)

0.11 3.6

9.2 Molar Heat Capacity

27.70 J/mol·K29.60 J/mol·K

16.443 62.7

9.3 Thermal Conductivity

10.70 W/m·K102.50 W/m·K

6.3 429

9.4 Critical Temperature

NA2,223.00 K

26.3 3223

9.5 Thermal Expansion

9.90 µm/(m·K)83.30 µm/(m·K)

4.5 97

9.6 Enthalpy

9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization

230.00 kJ/mol77.50 kJ/mol

7.32 799.1

9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion

11.05 kJ/mol2.32 kJ/mol

2.1 35.23

9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization

301.00 kJ/mol89.50 kJ/mol

61.5 837

9.7 Standard Molar Entropy

75.60 J/mol.K64.70 J/mol.K

9.5 198.1

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