1. Soluble dysprosium salts, such as dysprosium chloride and dysprosium nitrate, are mildly toxic when ingested.

2. The resulting dysprosium ions can then react with either fluorine or chlorine to form dysprosium fluoride, DyF3, or dysprosium chloride, DyCl3.

3. When these crystals are exposed to radiation, the dysprosium atoms become excited and luminescent.

4. When the mixture cools, the dysprosium can be cut away from the impurities.

5. Naturally occurring dysprosium is composed of seven isotopes, the most abundant of which is 164Dy.

6. Currently, most dysprosium is being obtained from the ion-adsorption clay ores of southern China.

7. This substitution would require up to 100 grams of dysprosium per electric car produced.

8. Dysprosium–cadmium chalcogenides are sources of infrared radiation, which is useful for studying chemical reactions.

9. Dysprosium nitrate, Dy(NO3)3, is a strong oxidizing agent and will readily ignite on contact with organic substances.

10. Because of dysprosium's high thermal-neutron absorption cross-section, dysprosium-oxide–nickel cermets are used in neutron-absorbing control rods in nuclear reactors.

11. Among a variety of rare-earth elements, neodymium and dysprosium are widely used as a magnetic material for motors in environmentally friendly vehicles and home appliances, while erbium is used as a dopant in optical fibers and cerium as an abrasive for polishing liquid crystal display (LCD) glass.