Properties of Thulium and Dysprosium
Melting Point
1,545.00 °C
  
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1,407.00 °C
  
32
Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C
  
99+
2,562.00 °C
  
99+
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
Not Available
  
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
Tm
  
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
596.70 kJ/mol
  
99+
573.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,130.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,200.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr
  
26
2.02 g/amp-hr
  
29
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
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
  
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Tm
  
Dy
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
168.93 amu
  
99+
162.50 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol
  
28
19.00 cm3/mol
  
23
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2
  
[Xe] 4f9 6s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
49.70 (-eV)
  
28
47.40 (-eV)
  
32
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Thulium.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/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
0.16 J/(kg K)
  
35
0.17 J/(kg K)
  
34
Thermal Conductivity
16.90 W/m·K
  
99+
10.70 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K
  
22
27.70 J/mol·K
  
14
Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)
  
29
9.90 µm/(m·K)
  
40
Standard Molar Entropy
74.00 J/mol.K
  
9
75.60 J/mol.K
  
7
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
191.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
230.00 kJ/mol
  
39
Enthalpy of Fusion
16.80 kJ/mol
  
17
11.05 kJ/mol
  
32
Enthalpy of Atomization
247.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
301.00 kJ/mol
  
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