Element Family
Lanthanide
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
- Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
- Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
- Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
- But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Smithson Tennant
Discovery
In 1886
In 1803
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Dysprosium metal is highly reactive due to which it pure form is not as usual as its alloy.
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Thi metals alloy is used in magnate as it is resistance to high temperature.
- Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
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It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
Industrial Uses
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Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Alloys
Toxicity
Mildly Toxic
Highly Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silvery Bluish-Gray
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile
Ductile
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor