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
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Electrons: 66
Protons: 66
Neutrons: 97
Atomic Mass:
162.5
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Melting Point:
1412.0 °C
1685.15 °K
2573.6 °F
Boiling Point:
2562.0 °C
2835.15 °K
4643.6 °F
Classification:
Lanthanide
Crystal Structure:
Hexagonal
Density @ 293 K:
8.536 g/cm3
Color:
Unnknown
Lanthanides
Neighbors
La
Terbium Dysprosium Holmium
Berelium Californium Einsteinium
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