Home
Compare Metals


Bismuth vs Dysprosium


Dysprosium vs Bismuth


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bi  
Dy  

Group Number
15  
3
Not Available  

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440699  
22
7429916  
99+

Space Group Name
C12/m1  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
12.00  
12
194.00  
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy  
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  

Discovery
In 1753  
In 1886  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %  
25
2 * 10-7 %  
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.000006 %  
14
~0.0000002 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
33

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
35

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  
  • 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
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
NA  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Nuclear Research  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Mildly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3  
20
Not Available  

In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.  
22
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
271.30 °C  
99+
1,407.00 °C  
32

Boiling Point
1,560.00 °C  
99+
2,562.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25  
15
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
70.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
23

Vickers Hardness
Not Available  
540.00 MPa  
20

Speed of Sound
1,790.00 m/s  
99+
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
Bi  
Dy  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.02  
6
1.22  
38

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.34  
3
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.67  
6
1.10  
30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.15  
4
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
2.01  
4
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.98  
99+
2.78  
16

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
35
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,610.00 kJ/mol  
33
1,130.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,466.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
28
3,990.00 kJ/mol  
37

5th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
30
Not Available  

6th Energy Level
8,520.00 kJ/mol  
19
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.60 g/amp-hr  
19
2.02 g/amp-hr  
29

Electron Work Function
4.22 eV  
22
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
83  
33
66  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3  
[Xe] 4f9 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Dysprosium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
83  
33
66  
99+

Number of Neutrons
126  
18
96  
35

Number of Electrons
83  
33
66  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
156.00 pm  
29
178.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
148.00 pm  
36
192.00 pm  
17

Van der Waals Radius
207.00 pm  
26
229.00 pm  
20

Atomic Weight
208.98 amu  
29
162.50 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
21.30 cm3/mol  
14
19.00 cm3/mol  
23

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lead
  
Terbium
  

Next Element
Polonium
  
Holmium
  

Valence Electron Potential
41.90 (-eV)  
99+
47.40 (-eV)  
32

Lattice Constant
667.40 pm  
2
359.30 pm  
37

Lattice Angles
NA  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
1.57  
15

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.78 g/cm3  
39
8.54 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.05 g/cm3  
18
8.37 g/cm3  
25

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
120.00 MPa  
15

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
12.00 GPa  
99+
24.70 GPa  
31

Bulk Modulus
31.00 GPa  
38
40.50 GPa  
31

Young's Modulus
32.00 GPa  
99+
61.40 GPa  
33

Poisson Ratio
0.33  
11
0.25  
25

Other Mechanical Properties
NA  
Sectile  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.79  
30
8.55  
38

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
6
Not Available  

Susceptibility
0.00  
6
Not Available  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Conductor  

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

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

Electron Affinity
91.20 kJ/mol  
11
50.00 kJ/mol  
21

Thermal Properties

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

Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K  
37
27.70 J/mol·K  
14

Thermal Conductivity
7.97 W/m·K  
99+
10.70 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)  
28
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
40

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
151.00 kJ/mol  
99+
230.00 kJ/mol  
39

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.90 kJ/mol  
33
11.05 kJ/mol  
32

Enthalpy of Atomization
207.10 kJ/mol  
99+
301.00 kJ/mol  
36

Standard Molar Entropy
56.70 J/mol.K  
24
75.60 J/mol.K  
7

Periodic Table >>
<< All

Compare Post Transition Metals

Post-Transition Metals

Post-Transition Metals

» More Post-Transition Metals

Compare Post Transition Metals

» More Compare Post Transition Metals