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Dysprosium vs Magnesium


Magnesium vs Dysprosium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Dy   
Mg   

Group Number
Not Available   
2   
16

Period Number
6   
3   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7429916   
99+
7439954   
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.
  
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Joseph Black   

Discovery
In 1886   
In 1755   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
6 * 10-2 %   
2

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.07 %   
2

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
33
12.00 %   
2

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
28
2.90 %   
4

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
35
0.13 %   
2

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.03 %   
4

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.
  
  • Magnesium aluminum alloy improves the mechanical strength and welding characteristics and hence it is used in aeroplane and car manufacturing.
  • It is also used to remove sulfur from the molten iron and steel.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research   
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
37.80 Blood/mg dm-3   
5

In Bone
Not Available   
1,800.00 p.p.m.   
4

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,407.00 °C   
32
650.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C   
99+
1,107.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
2.50   
14

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa   
23
260.00 MPa   
36

Vickers Hardness
540.00 MPa   
20
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
2,710.00 m/s   
33
4,940.00 m/s   
11

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
74.00 %   
7

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   
Mg   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
15   
24

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22   
38
1.31   
31

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.32   
18

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.23   
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.37   
16

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.29   
35

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78   
16
2.69   
23

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol   
99+
737.70 kJ/mol   
24

2nd Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,450.70 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,200.00 kJ/mol   
99+
7,732.70 kJ/mol   
5

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37
10,542.50 kJ/mol   
4

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
13,630.00 kJ/mol   
3

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,020.00 kJ/mol   
3

7th Energy level
Not Available   
21,711.00 kJ/mol   
3

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
25,661.00 kJ/mol   
3

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,653.00 kJ/mol   
3

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
35,458.00 kJ/mol   
5

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
169,988.00 kJ/mol   
1

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
189,368.00 kJ/mol   
1

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

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
3.66 eV   
29

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Corrosion, Highly Inflammable, Ionization, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
66   
99+
12   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   
[Ne] 3s2   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
66   
99+
12   
99+

Number of Neutrons
96   
35
12   
99+

Number of Electrons
66   
99+
12   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
178.00 pm   
16
160.00 pm   
27

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm   
17
141.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm   
20
173.00 pm   
37

Atomic Weight
162.50 amu   
99+
24.31 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
19.00 cm3/mol   
23
13.97 cm3/mol   
37

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Terbium
  
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Holmium
  
Aluminium
  

Valence Electron Potential
47.40 (-eV)   
32
40.00 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
359.30 pm   
37
320.94 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+
1.74 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.37 g/cm3   
25
1.58 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa   
15
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
24.70 GPa   
31
17.00 GPa   
37

Bulk Modulus
40.50 GPa   
31
45.00 GPa   
25

Young's Modulus
61.40 GPa   
33
45.00 GPa   
39

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
25
0.29   
15

Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.55   
38
1.74   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.23 106/cm Ω   
7

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
0.00 kJ/mol   
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34
1.02 J/(kg K)   
4

Molar Heat Capacity
27.70 J/mol·K   
14
24.87 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
10.70 W/m·K   
99+
156.00 W/m·K   
8

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
24.80 µm/(m·K)   
15

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
230.00 kJ/mol   
39
128.70 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.05 kJ/mol   
32
8.95 kJ/mol   
39

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

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

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