Dysprosium Element Cube Personal Museum Silicon is the second most

Silicon is the second most abundant element in the earth's crust behind oxygen

Very few properties of rutherfordium or its compounds have been measured

This makes it an extremely difficult metal to machine and process safely

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Dysprosium Element Cube Personal Museum Silicon is the second mostDysprosium's atomic number is 66 and its symbol is Dy. Dysprosium was not isolated until the 1950s. Its properties resemble those of the other rare earth metals which makes it especially good for making magnets. Dysprosium is also used to make control rods in nuclear reactors. Dysprosium has increased in value over the last couple of decades. Going from $7 USD per kg in 2003 to $379 USD in 2021.