Dysprosium


 * Element Name:** Dysprosium


 * Element Symbol:** Dy


 * Atomic Mass:** 162.500


 * Atomic Number:** 66


 * Protons:** 66


 * Electrons:** 1.2


 * Discovery:** By Paule-Emile Lecoq de boisbaudran in 1886


 * How It Was Named:** From the Greek worddysprositos,-Hard to get at


 * State Of Matter:** Solid


 * Melting Point:** 1412°c


 * Boiling Point:** 2567°c


 * Characteristics:** color: silvery white. rough


 * Uses:** Today, dysprosium is primarily obtained through an ion exchange process from monazite sand


 * Interesting facts:** There no commercial applications for dysprosium.When combined with [|vanadium] and other rare earth elements dysprosium is used as laser material