Atomic Symbol for Dysprosium (& Cool facts: Sources, Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Some atom symbols are easy to figure out, some are not...

The only sure thing is that every atom has a symbol. But what is the atom whose symbol is Dy?

The answer is Dysprosium (Dy). However there is a lot of stuff about Dysprosium that people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Dysprosium Overview

Atomic Symbol

Dy (Dysprosium)

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.

Description

Soft, lustrous, silvery metal.

Name Origin

Greek: dysprositos (hard to get at).

State at 20 °C

Solid

Uses

Its uses are limited to the experimental and esoteric.

Discovery

Discovered By: Paul Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran

Year: 1886

Location: France

Atomic Number

66

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

162,5

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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

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