Dy	Z =  66	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Dysprosium
			From the Greek "dysprositos", meaning "hard to get at"
(AM) Atomic Mass	162.5  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+3
(BP) Boiling Point	2335  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1409  °C
(ρ) Density	8.56  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Hexagonal
( χ ) Electronegativity	n/a	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.59  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.17  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Xe]  4f10  6s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	573.12  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	280  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	11.06  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1886	♦	Location of Discovery	France
(E°) Standard Potential	Dy2+⇔ Dy (-2.200 V),   Dy3+⇔ Dy (-2.295 V)
Stable isotopes	156Dy,  158Dy,  160Dy,  161Dy,  162Dy,  163Dy,  164Dy
Discovered/Synthesized by	Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Natural Source	Isolated from the erbium ores
Common Uses	Nuclear control rods, MRI phosphors, computer disks, magnetostrictive materials
Other Info	Used in data storage applications such as compact discs and hard discs
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