Properties of Cerium and Dysprosium
Melting Point
1,407.00 °C
  
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Boiling Point
3,257.00 °C
  
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2,562.00 °C
  
99+
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
186.00 MPa
  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,100.00 m/s
  
99+
2,710.00 m/s
  
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Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Ce
  
Dy
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
534.40 kJ/mol
  
99+
573.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,050.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,130.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
1,949.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,200.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.74 g/amp-hr
  
99+
2.02 g/amp-hr
  
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Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
6.77 g/cm3
  
99+
8.54 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Ce
  
Dy
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
140.12 amu
  
99+
162.50 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
20.67 cm3/mol
  
17
19.00 cm3/mol
  
23
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2
  
[Xe] 4f9 6s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
41.78 (-eV)
  
99+
47.40 (-eV)
  
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Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cerium.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)
  
32
0.17 J/(kg K)
  
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Thermal Conductivity
11.30 W/m·K
  
99+
10.70 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
26.94 J/mol·K
  
23
27.70 J/mol·K
  
14
Thermal Expansion
6.30 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
9.90 µm/(m·K)
  
40
Standard Molar Entropy
72.00 J/mol.K
  
12
75.60 J/mol.K
  
7
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
414.00 kJ/mol
  
16
230.00 kJ/mol
  
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Enthalpy of Fusion
5.46 kJ/mol
  
99+
11.05 kJ/mol
  
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Enthalpy of Atomization
381.00 kJ/mol
  
23
301.00 kJ/mol
  
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