Dysprosium - Periodic Table of Videos
Dysprosium is element number 66 on the periodic table. More links in description below ↓↓↓ Support Periodic Videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos A video on every...
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So here you can see we have a very thin foil sample of dysprosium. Again it is from the bottom end of the periodic table, very, very reactive. Stored very, very carefully as a foil. Now if we open, very carefully, we might see if the metal is still there. Ok so dysprosium is used in nuclear fuel rods because it is very good at capturing neutrons, which means that you can modulate how hot a nuclear reaction is getting which is why it is used in powerstations to prevent the reactions from running away out of control. So take off all this foil and then we can withdraw the sample. So it is in this really nice paper. So is the sample still there? Oh beautiful, here we see this wonderful sample of dysprosium. If you mix dysprosium with cadmium and sulphur it c...
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So here you can see we have a very thin foil sample of dysprosium. Again it is from the bottom end of the periodic table, very, very reactive. Stored very, very carefully as a foil. Now if we open, very carefully, we might see if the metal is still there. Ok so dysprosium is used in nuclear fuel rods because it is very good at capturing neutrons, which means that you can modulate how hot a nuclear reaction is getting which is why it is used in powerstations to prevent the reactions from running away out of control. So take off all this foil and then we can withdraw the sample. So it is in this really nice paper. So is the sample still there? Oh beautiful, here we see this wonderful sample of dysprosium. If you mix dysprosium with cadmium and sulphur it c...
