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Dysprosium

66 Dy

Dysprosium

Lanthanide period 6 f-block discovered: 1886

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
66
Atomic mass
162.500 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Xe]6s2 4f10
Electronegativity
1.22 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
229 pm
Ionization energy
5.939 eV
Oxidation states
+3

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
1685 K (1 411,85 °C)
Boiling point
2840 K (2 566,85 °C)
Density
8.55 g/cm³