Symbol	Dy	Atomic radius: pm	175	Fusion: kJ/Mole	11.06
Name	Dysprosium	Ionic radius: pm	(+3)103	Boiling point: °C	2567
Atomic number	66	Electron affinity	-	Melting point: °C	1412
Atomic weight	162.5	1st  ion potential	5.94	Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K)	0.17
Classification	Trans metal	Natural form	Solid	Thermal Cond: W/(cm K)	0.11
Configuration	[Xe]4f106s2	Crystal structure	Hex	Electrical Cond	0.0108
Oxidation states	3	Density	8.55	Abundance: mg/kg-crust	5.2
Electronegativity	1.22	Vaporization: kJ/Mole	293.0
Dysprosium was first found in 1886 by P.-É. Lecoq de Boisbaudran with holmium and other heavy rare earths.  Georges Urbain was able to prepare a resonably pure sample in 1906.			Uses - alloys, CD disks