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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Dy
Cm
1.2 Group Number
NANA
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
67
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Lanthanide
Actinide
1.6 CAS Number
74299167440519
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Not Available
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00NA
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1886
In 1944
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %NA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %NA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
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.
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
NA
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Research Purposes
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Mildly Toxic
Unknown
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
NA0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,407.00 °C1,340.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C3,110.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
540.00 MPaNA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
2,710.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Dy
Cm
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2915
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.221.30
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.101.20
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.782.70
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol581.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol1,196.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,200.00 kJ/mol2,026.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol3,550.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr3.07 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NANA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
6696
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
6696
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
96151
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
6696
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
178.00 pm174.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
192.00 pm169.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
162.50 amu247.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
19.00 cm3/mol18.28 cm3/mol
Manganese
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)44.50 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
359.30 pmNA
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
NA
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57NA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
8.54 g/cm313.51 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.37 g/cm313.85 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
120.00 MPaNA
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
24.70 GPaNA
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
40.50 GPaNA
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
61.40 GPaNA
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.25NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile
Unknown
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
8.5513.51
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Antiferromagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Unknown
8.2.2 Resistivity
926.00 nΩ·m1.25 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm ΩNA
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)NA
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
27.70 J/mol·KNA
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
10.70 W/m·KNA
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)NA
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
230.00 kJ/molNA
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
11.05 kJ/mol15.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
75.60 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1