Symbol
Lr
  
Dy
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Period Number
7
  
6
  
Block
d block
  
f block
  
Element Family
Actinide
  
Lanthanide
  
Space Group Name
Not Available
  
P63/mmc
  
Space Group Number
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  
- Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
- Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
  
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
  
Discovery
In 1961–1971
  
In 1886
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
  
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
  
~0.0000002 %
  
25
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
  
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
- 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.
  
Industrial Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
NA
  
Alloys, Nuclear Research
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Unknown
  
Mildly Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
No
  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
37
Not Available
  
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.
  
36
Not Available
  
Melting Point
1,627.00 °C
  
20
1,407.00 °C
  
32
Boiling Point
Not Available
  
2,562.00 °C
  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silver
  
Silvery White
  
Luster
Unknown Luster
  
Metallic
  
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
Not Available
  
2,710.00 m/s
  
33
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Lr
  
Dy
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
  
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
470.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
573.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,428.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,130.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,228.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,200.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
4th Energy Level
4,910.00 kJ/mol
  
21
3,990.00 kJ/mol
  
37
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.23 g/amp-hr
  
11
2.02 g/amp-hr
  
29
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1
  
[Xe] 4f9 6s2
  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
Not Available
  
Covalent Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Weight
162.50 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
Not Available
  
19.00 cm3/mol
  
23
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
Not Available
  
47.40 (-eV)
  
32
Lattice Constant
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
NA
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
Not Available
  
8.54 g/cm
3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
  
Sectile
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available
  
Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Unknown
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
Not Available
  
Electrical Conductivity
Not Available
  
0.01 10
6/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
Not Available
  
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Specific Heat
Not Available
  
0.17 J/(kg K)
  
34
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
  
27.70 J/mol·K
  
14
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available
  
10.70 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
Not Available
  
9.90 µm/(m·K)
  
40
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available
  
230.00 kJ/mol
  
39
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available
  
11.05 kJ/mol
  
32
Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available
  
301.00 kJ/mol
  
36
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available
  
75.60 J/mol.K
  
7