Atomic Number 66     Atomic Mass 162.50     Density 8.55 g/mL

State solid     Color silvery white     Electronegativity 1.23

Melting Point 1412°C     Boiling Point 2562°C

Natural Isotopes Dy-156 0.06%   Dy-158 0.10%   Dy-160 2.34%
Dy-161 18.9%   Dy-162 25.5%   Dy-163 24.9%   Dy-164 28.2%

Abbreviated Electron Configuration [Xe] 4f¹⁰ 6s²

Discovered by Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran in 1886.