Dy | Dysprosium |
Atomic number : 66
Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) : 162.50 |
P H Y S I C A L D A T A | |
Group 3 lanthanide Density / kg m-3 : 8550 [293 K] |
Melting point / K : 1685 Boiling point / K : 2835 |
D I S C O V E R Y | |
Discovered in 1886 by P.É. Lecoq de Boisbaudran at Paris, France. |
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G E O L O G I C A L D A T A | |
Abundances Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : 11.5 Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 6 Residence time / years : 300 Classification : recycled Oxidation state : III |
Seawater / p.p.m. : Atlantic surface : 8 × 10-7 Atlantic deep : 9.6 × 10-7 Pacific surface : n.a. Pacific deep : n.a. |
B I O L O G I C A L D A T A | |
Level in humans Organs: n.a., but low |
Daily dietary intake : n.a. Total mass of element in average (70 kg) person : n.a. |
A portrait of dysprosium is available on the Visual Elements site. Up to 200 individual items of information on this element are available in The Elements. |