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Facts About Dysprosium and Holmium


Facts About Holmium and Dysprosium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Marc Delafontaine   

Discovery
In 1886   
In 1878   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
33
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
28
0.00 %   
38

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
99+

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