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Facts About Dysprosium and Lutetium


Facts About Lutetium and Dysprosium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
In 1886   
In 1906   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
1 * 10-8 %   
30

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.0000001 %   
26

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+

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