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Dysprosium vs Rubidium


Rubidium vs Dysprosium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Dy   
Rb   

Group Number
Not Available   
1   
17

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7429916   
99+
7440177   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
  • Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
  • Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Obtained from Lithium Production.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   

Discovery
In 1886   
In 1861   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.000003 %   
17

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
33
0.00 %   
19

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
28
0.01 %   
18

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
7

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
7

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.
  
  • Rubidium's main application is in the glass manufacturing.
  • Rubidium can very easily get ionized and hence it is used for ion engines, but it is still less efficient than that of Caesium.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research   
Alloys, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
2.49 Blood/mg dm-3   
7

In Bone
Not Available   
5.00 p.p.m.   
13

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,407.00 °C   
32
38.89 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C   
99+
688.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Grayish White   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
0.30   
24

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa   
23
0.22 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
540.00 MPa   
20
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
2,710.00 m/s   
33
1,300.00 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   
Rb   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
29   
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.22   
38
0.82   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.31   
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
0.89   
40

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.69   
24

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.71   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.78   
16
3.18   
3

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,130.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,633.00 kJ/mol   
6

3rd Energy Level
2,200.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,860.00 kJ/mol   
11

4th Energy Level
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37
5,080.00 kJ/mol   
18

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
6,850.00 kJ/mol   
19

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
8,140.00 kJ/mol   
20

7th Energy level
Not Available   
9,570.00 kJ/mol   
20

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
13,120.00 kJ/mol   
17

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,500.00 kJ/mol   
18

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
26,740.00 kJ/mol   
6

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr   
29
3.19 g/amp-hr   
14

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
2.16 eV   
99+

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
66   
99+
37   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   
[Kr] 5s1   

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+
37   
99+

Number of Neutrons
96   
35
48   
99+

Number of Electrons
66   
99+
37   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
178.00 pm   
16
248.00 pm   
2

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm   
17
220.00 pm   
4

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm   
20
303.00 pm   
3

Atomic Weight
162.50 amu   
99+
85.47 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
19.00 cm3/mol   
23
55.90 cm3/mol   
2

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Holmium
  
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Valence Electron Potential
47.40 (-eV)   
32
9.47 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
359.30 pm   
37
558.50 pm   
10

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+
1.53 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.37 g/cm3   
25
1.46 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
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
40.50 GPa   
31
2.50 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
61.40 GPa   
33
2.40 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
25
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Sectile   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.55   
38
1.53   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
926.00 nΩ·m   
2
128.00 nΩ·m   
26

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.08 106/cm Ω   
24

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
46.90 kJ/mol   
24

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34
0.36 J/(kg K)   
17

Molar Heat Capacity
27.70 J/mol·K   
14
31.06 J/mol·K   
5

Thermal Conductivity
10.70 W/m·K   
99+
58.20 W/m·K   
26

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
2,093.00 K   
4

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
90.00 µm/(m·K)   
2

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
75.60 J/mol.K   
7
76.80 J/mol.K   
5

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