Symbol
Dy
  
Am
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
7
  
Block
f block
  
f block
  
Element Family
Lanthanide
  
Actinide
  
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
  
P63/mmc
  
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
Not Available
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %
  
25
~-9999 %
  
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
  
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
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
Melting Point
1,407.00 °C
  
32
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
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
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 Formula
Dy
  
Am
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
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
  
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
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Weight
162.50 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
19.00 cm3/mol
  
23
17.86 cm3/mol
  
29
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
47.40 (-eV)
  
32
44.00 (-eV)
  
40
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.54 g/cm3
  
99+
12.00 g/cm3
  
30
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile
  
NA
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Unknown
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Not Available
  
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