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Facts About Dysprosium and Yttrium


Facts About Yttrium and Dysprosium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Johan Gadolin   

Discovery
In 1886   
In 1794   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
7 * 10-7 %   
17

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
33
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
28
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
25

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