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Dysprosium

Dysprosium is a really special type of metal that scientists call a rare earth metal. It's called rare earth metal because it's really hard to find and doesn't happen very often in nature.

Dysprosium has some really cool features that make it useful for a lot of different things. It's really good at conducting electricity, so it's used in things like headphones and speakers to make sound. And it can handle really high temperatures, which makes it useful in things like rockets and other machines that get really hot.

Dysprosium also has some special abilities when it comes to magnets. It can be used to make really strong magnets for things like electric cars and wind turbines. These magnets help the car or turbine work better and more efficiently.

Even though dysprosium is really useful, it's still really hard to find, which makes it sort of special. Scientists are always trying to find new sources of dysprosium so we can continue to use it in our everyday lives.