Atomic Number 66 (+ facts: Sources, Uses, Color and more...) 2022

All atoms have an atomic number. But what is the chemical element that has 66 as atomic number?

The answer is Dysprosium and there is so much cool stuff about Dysprosium that people don't know that I would keep reading if I were you.

Alright now to the facts!

Dysprosium Overview

Atomic Number

66

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Description

Soft, lustrous, silvery metal.

Atomic Symbol

Dy (Dysprosium)

Discovery

Discovered By: Paul Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran

Year: 1886

Location: France

State at 20 °C

Solid

Sources

Usually found with erbium, holmium and other rare earths in some minerals such as monazite sand, which is often 50% rare earth by weight.

Uses

Its uses are limited to the experimental and esoteric.

Atomic Mass

162,5

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Name Origin

Greek: dysprositos (hard to get at).

Want to learn more details and data? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

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