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    Dysprosium

    Lanthanide

    Atomic Number: 66 • Atomic Mass: 162.5000 u • Period: 6 • Group: 101

    Electron Configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁰
    Phase: Solid
    Electronegativity: 1.22
    Terbium (Tb)Holmium (Ho)
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    History

    Dysprosium has been known since ancient times

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    Identified spectroscopically

    Pure metal isolated in early 1900s