Dyoprosium


 * Element Name:** Dysprosium


 * Element Symbol:** Dy


 * Atomic Mass:** 163[[image:Dysprosium_Chelsea.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]][[image:Dysprosium.gif width="288" height="216" align="right"]]


 * Atonic Number:** 66


 * Protons:** 66


 * Electrons:** 66


 * Discovery:** Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudman discovered **Dysprosium**, in the year 1886


 * How It Was Named:** It was named after a Greek word dysproites, which means "hard to get at"


 * State of Matter:** Solid


 * Melting Point:** 1413°C


 * Boiling Point:** 2567°C


 * Characteristics:** Its color is a metallic, bright silver luster. It is soft enough to cut with a knife. And it is stable in room temperature.


 * Uses of Element:** It can be mixed with steel to create nulcear reactors.


 * Interesting Facts:** If Dysprosium is combined with vanadium and other rare Earth elements it can be used as a laser material. The price of the element has gone down over the years, but it is still expensive, it cost $300.

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