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Dysprosium Promethium Comparison


Promethium Dysprosium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Dy   
Pm   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7429916   
99+
7440122   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   

Discovery
In 1886   
In 1942   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
33
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
28
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
35
Not Available   

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 used for research purpose. Very small amount of this metal is used in atomic batteries.
  • Its radioactive decay is used for a phosphor to give off light. The light emitted is converted into electricity.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,407.00 °C   
32
1,042.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C   
99+
3,000.00 °C   
31

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Unknown   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

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
Not Available   

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   
Pm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
27   
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22   
38
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.07   
32

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78   
16
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,050.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,200.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37
3,970.00 kJ/mol   
38

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr   
29
1.80 g/amp-hr   
36

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
66   
99+
61   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   
[Xe] 4f5 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
66   
99+
61   
99+

Number of Neutrons
96   
35
84   
40

Number of Electrons
66   
99+
61   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
178.00 pm   
16
183.00 pm   
10

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm   
17
199.00 pm   
12

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm   
20
236.00 pm   
16

Atomic Weight
162.50 amu   
99+
145.00 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
19.00 cm3/mol   
23
22.39 cm3/mol   
12

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Terbium
  
Neodymium
  

Next Element
Holmium
  
Samarium
  

Valence Electron Potential
47.40 (-eV)   
32
44.10 (-eV)   
39

Lattice Constant
359.30 pm   
37
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
Unknown   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
15
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.54 g/cm3   
99+
7.26 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.37 g/cm3   
25
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa   
15
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
24.70 GPa   
31
18.00 GPa   
36

Bulk Modulus
40.50 GPa   
31
33.00 GPa   
36

Young's Modulus
61.40 GPa   
33
46.00 GPa   
38

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
25
0.28   
17

Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.55   
38
7.26   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33

Molar Heat Capacity
27.70 J/mol·K   
14
Not Available   

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
9.00 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
230.00 kJ/mol   
39
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
310.00 kJ/mol   
34

Standard Molar Entropy
75.60 J/mol.K   
7
Not Available   

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