Europium
From Conservapedia
| Europium | |
|---|---|
| Name | Europium |
| Symbol | Eu |
| Atomic number | 63 |
| Atomic mass | 151.964 amu |
| Normal state | Solid |
| Classification | Metallic |
| Crystal structure | Cubic body centered |
| Color | silvery white |
| Date of discovery | 1901 |
| Name of discoverer | Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, |
| Name origin | Named after Europe. |
| Uses | Used with yttrium oxide to make red phosphors for color televisions and for making thin-film superconductor alloys. |
| Obtained from | Chiefly found in ores of monazite and bastnasite. |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
| *Lanthanides | 63
Eu 151.96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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