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Dysprosium vs Americium


Americium vs Dysprosium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Dy   
Am   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7429916   
99+
7440359   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons   

History
  
  

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

Discovery
In 1886   
In 1944   

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.
  
  • Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
  • In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

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

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,407.00 °C   
32
994.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C   
99+
2,607.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

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   
Am   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
16   
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22   
38
1.30   
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.20   
27

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78   
16
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,158.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,200.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,132.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37
3,493.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr   
29
3.02 g/amp-hr   
17

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
66   
99+
95   
23

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   
[Rn] 5f7 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-Americium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
66   
99+
95   
23

Number of Neutrons
96   
35
148   
12

Number of Electrons
66   
99+
95   
23

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
178.00 pm   
16
173.00 pm   
21

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm   
17
180.00 pm   
21

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm   
20
244.00 pm   
10

Atomic Weight
162.50 amu   
99+
243.00 amu   
20

Atomic Volume
19.00 cm3/mol   
23
17.86 cm3/mol   
29

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Terbium
  
Plutonium
  

Next Element
Holmium
  
Curium
  

Valence Electron Potential
47.40 (-eV)   
32
44.00 (-eV)   
40

Lattice Constant
359.30 pm   
37
346.81 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
15
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.54 g/cm3   
99+
12.00 g/cm3   
30

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
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
13

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
24.70 GPa   
31
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
40.50 GPa   
31
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
61.40 GPa   
33
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
25
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.55   
38
13.67   
15

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34
0.11 J/(kg K)   
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
27.70 J/mol·K   
14
62.70 J/mol·K   
1

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
230.00 kJ/mol   
39
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.05 kJ/mol   
32
14.39 kJ/mol   
24

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
268.00 kJ/mol   
40

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

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