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Dysprosium vs Indium


Indium vs Dysprosium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Dy   
In   

Group Number
Not Available   
13   
5

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
f block   
p block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7429916   
99+
7440746   
17

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
I4/mmm   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
139.00   
8

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1886   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.0000004 %   
23

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
0.00 %   
99+

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 to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
  • Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Medical Research   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research   
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,407.00 °C   
32
156.61 °C   
99+

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

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
1.20   
20

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa   
23
8.80 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
540.00 MPa   
20
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
2,710.00 m/s   
33
1,215.00 m/s   
99+

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   
In   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22   
38
1.78   
16

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.14   
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.49   
13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.76   
10

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.66   
18

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78   
16
2.22   
38

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,820.70 kJ/mol   
18

3rd Energy Level
2,200.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,704.00 kJ/mol   
39

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37
5,210.00 kJ/mol   
17

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr   
29
1.43 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.12 eV   
24

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
66   
99+
49   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Tetragonal (TETR)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100   
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
66   
99+
49   
99+

Number of Neutrons
96   
35
66   
99+

Number of Electrons
66   
99+
49   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
178.00 pm   
16
167.00 pm   
24

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm   
17
142.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm   
20
193.00 pm   
31

Atomic Weight
162.50 amu   
99+
114.82 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
19.00 cm3/mol   
23
15.70 cm3/mol   
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Terbium
  
Cadmium
  

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Holmium
  
Tin
  

Valence Electron Potential
47.40 (-eV)   
32
54.00 (-eV)   
25

Lattice Constant
359.30 pm   
37
325.23 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
15
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.37 g/cm3   
25
7.02 g/cm3   
33

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa   
15
2.50 MPa   
21

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.01 (Pa)   
11

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
11.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
25
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.55   
38
7.31   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
926.00 nΩ·m   
2
83.70 nΩ·m   
34

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.12 106/cm Ω   
17

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
28.90 kJ/mol   
31

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34
0.23 J/(kg K)   
27

Molar Heat Capacity
27.70 J/mol·K   
14
26.74 J/mol·K   
25

Thermal Conductivity
10.70 W/m·K   
99+
81.80 W/m·K   
21

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
32.10 µm/(m·K)   
9

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
230.00 kJ/mol   
39
226.40 kJ/mol   
40

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
242.70 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
75.60 J/mol.K   
7
57.80 J/mol.K   
22

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