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Facts About Terbium and Dysprosium


Facts About Dysprosium and Terbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1886   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
33

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
40
0.00 %   
28

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
35

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