Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Dy element?
The answer is Dysprosium, whose symbol is Dy, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...
The answer is Dysprosium, whose symbol is Dy, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...
Dysprosium Overview
Chemical Symbol
Dy (Dysprosium)
Uses
Its uses are limited to the experimental and esoteric.
State at 20 °C
Solid
Description
Soft, lustrous, silvery metal.
Name Origin
Greek: dysprositos (hard to get at).
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.
Learn more about the atomic number.
Atomic Number
66Learn more about the atomic number.
Atomic Mass
162,5
Discovery
Discovered By: Paul Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Year: 1886
Location: France
Learn more about the atomic mass.
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