Dysprosium (Dy)
A fascinating lanthanide element.
Dysprosium is element 66 on the periodic table.
Element properties
- Atomic number
- 66
- Symbol
- Dy
- Atomic mass
- 162.5 u
- Category
- Lanthanide
- Period
- 6
- Group
- Not assigned
- Block
- f
- State
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Xe] 4f10 6s2
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 1.22
- Density
- 8.54 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1412 °C
- Boiling point
- 2567 °C