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Dysprosium vs Francium


Francium vs Dysprosium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Dy  
Fr  

Group Number
3  
15
1  
17

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
s block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7429916  
99+
7440735  
18

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  
Marguerite Perey  

Discovery
In 1886  
In 1939  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
33
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
35
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,407.00 °C  
32
27.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
677.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.00  
8
0.20  
27

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
119.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
540.00 MPa  
32
300.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,710.00 m/s  
99+
2,440.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.78  
23
1.70  
27

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
72.00 %  
11

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Dy  
Fr  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22  
39
0.70  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.22  
31
0.70  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
31
0.86  
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.22  
38
0.68  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.22  
99+
0.67  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78  
16
3.30  
1

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

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

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

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

5th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

13th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
57,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32

16th Energy Level
57,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
573.30 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
573.30 kJ/mol  
99+
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
5,730.00 kJ/mol  
23
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
677.00 kJ/mol  
31

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr  
33
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
4.07 eV  
33

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
66  
99+
87  
31

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2  
[Rn] 7s1  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
66  
99+
87  
31

Number of Neutrons
96  
36
136  
18

Number of Electrons
66  
99+
87  
31

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
178.00 pm  
18
348.00 pm  
1

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm  
17
260.00 pm  
1

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm  
25
348.00 pm  
1

Atomic Weight
162.50 amu  
99+
223.00 amu  
27

Atomic Volume
19.00 cm3/mol  
35
71.00 cm3/mol  
2

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Terbium
  
Polonium
  

Next Element
Holmium
  
Radium
  

Valence Electron Potential
47.40 (-eV)  
33
8.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
359.30 pm  
99+
440.00 pm  
21

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
38
1.56  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.37 g/cm3  
99+
1.87 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
50.00 MPa  
38

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
24.70 GPa  
39
3.60 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
40.50 GPa  
36
6.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
61.40 GPa  
35
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
25
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.55  
99+
0.87  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Poor Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)  
35
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37

Molar Heat Capacity
27.70 J/mol·K  
17
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
1,680.00 K  
36
300.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.05 kJ/mol  
38
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
75.60 J/mol.K  
7
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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