| Element (Atom) Name | Dysprosium |
| Symbol | Dy |
| Physical state at room temperature | Solid |
| Element Classification | Metal |
| Group Name | Lanthanide |
| Period Number (Periodic table) | 6 |
| Group number (Periodic table) | None |
| Atomic number | 66 |
| Atomic weight | 162.500 (Ref: Jlab-ele066, Lanl-66, ciaaw-dysprosium, Nist-66) |
| Atomic Radius | 229 pm (Van der Waals) (Ref: Lanl-66) |
| Density | 8.55 g/cm3 (Ref: Jlab-ele066) |
| Melting point | 1412°C (Ref: Jlab-ele066) 1407 °C (Ref: Lanl-66) |
| Boiling point | 2567°C (Ref: Jlab-ele066) 2562 °C (Ref: Lanl-66) |
| Electron shell configuration | 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f10 5s2 5p6 6s2 |
| Oxidation States | +3 (Ref: Jlab-ele066) 3, 2, 1 (a basic oxide) (Ref: Lanl-66) |
| Ionization Energy | 5.939 eV (Ref: Jlab-ele066) 5.93905 eV (Ref: Nist-66) |
| Number of Stable Isotopes | 7 |
| InChI | InChI=1S/Dy (Ref: Pubchem-66) |
| InChI Key | KBQHZAAAGSGFKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N (Ref: Pubchem-66) |
| Remarks |
REFERENCES
- Jlab-ele066: https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele066.html
- Lanl-66: https://periodic.lanl.gov/66.shtml
- ciaaw-dysprosium : https://www.ciaaw.org/dysprosium.htm
- Nist-66: https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/Elements/elInfo.pl?element=66
- Pubchem-66: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/element/66
- science.co.il: https://www.science.co.il/elements/
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