Dysprosium

Latin nameDysprosium
English nameDysprosium
chemical symbolDy
atomic number66
relative atomic mass162,5
period6
groupIII.B
classificationlanthanides
discovery year1886
discovererL. Boisbaudran
melting point [°C]1412
boiling point [°C]2567
density [g cm-3]8,536
density at melting point [g cm-3]8,37
electronegativity [Pauling]1,22
oxidation statesII, III
electron configuration[Xe]4f10 6s2
atomic radius [pm]228
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,17
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]11,06
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]11
el. conductivity [S m-1]1,1.106
1. ionizing potential [eV]5,9389
2. ionizing potential [eV]11,67
3. ionizing potential [eV]22,802
Vickers hardness [MPa]540
Brinell hardness [MPa]500
shear modulus [GPa]25
Young's modulus [GPa]61
Curie point [K]87
state at normal conditionssolid

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