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| Date of Discovery: |
1886 |
| Discoverer: |
Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran |
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek word dysprositos (hard to get at) |
| Uses: |
Nuclear reactors |
| Obtained From: |
Erbium, holmium |
| Atomic Number: |
66 |
| Atomic Mass: |
162.5 amu |
| Melting Point: |
1412.0 °C (1685.15 °K, 2573.6 °F) |
| Boiling Point: |
2562.0 °C (2835.15 °K, 4643.6 °F) |
| Crystal Structure: |
Hexagonal |
| Density @ 293 K: |
8.536 g/cm3 |
| Color: |
Unknown |
Isotope |
Dy-154 |
Dy-156 |
Dy-157 |
Dy-158 |
Dy-159 |
Dy-160 |
Dy-161 |
Dy-162 |
Dy-163 |
Dy-164 |
Dy-165 |
Dy-166 |
Half Life |
3.0E6 years |
Stable |
8.1 hours |
Stable |
144.4 days |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
2.3 hours |
3.4 days |
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