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Neptunium vs Dysprosium


Dysprosium vs Neptunium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Np   
Dy   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7439998   
99+
7429916   
99+

Space Group Name
Pnma   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
62.00   
11
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   

Discovery
In 1940   
In 1886   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
33

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
28

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
35

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
  
  • 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
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys, Nuclear Research   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
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   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
640.00 °C   
99+
1,407.00 °C   
32

Boiling Point
3,902.00 °C   
13
2,562.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
500.00 MPa   
23

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
540.00 MPa   
20

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 Properties

Chemical Formula
Np   
Dy   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20   
19
29   
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.36   
29
1.22   
38

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22   
26
1.10   
30

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.64   
25
2.78   
16

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
604.50 kJ/mol   
99+
573.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,130.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,200.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,990.00 kJ/mol   
37

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39
2.02 g/amp-hr   
29

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
93   
25
66   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
93   
25
66   
99+

Number of Neutrons
144   
14
96   
35

Number of Electrons
93   
25
66   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
155.00 pm   
30
178.00 pm   
16

Covalent Radius
190.00 pm   
18
192.00 pm   
17

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
229.00 pm   
20

Atomic Weight
237.00 amu   
22
162.50 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+
19.00 cm3/mol   
23

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Uranium
  
Terbium
  

Next Element
Plutonium
  
Holmium
  

Valence Electron Potential
96.00 (-eV)   
9
47.40 (-eV)   
32

Lattice Constant
666.30 pm   
3
359.30 pm   
37

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.57   
15

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.38 g/cm3   
14
8.54 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
8.37 g/cm3   
25

Tensile Strength
125.00 MPa   
14
120.00 MPa   
15

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.11 (Pa)   
17
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
24.70 GPa   
31

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
40.50 GPa   
31

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
61.40 GPa   
33

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.25   
25

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Sectile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
20.25   
6
8.55   
38

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+
926.00 nΩ·m   
2

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34

Molar Heat Capacity
29.46 J/mol·K   
8
27.70 J/mol·K   
14

Thermal Conductivity
6.30 W/m·K   
99+
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
3.20 kJ/mol   
99+
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

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