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{{Element | name=Europium | symbol=Eu | anumber=63 | amass=151.964 amu | state=Solid | class=Metallic | cstructure=Cubic body centered| color=silvery white | date=1901 | discname=Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, | origname=Named after Europe. | uses=Used with [[yttrium]] oxide to make red phosphors for color televisions and for making thin-film superconductor alloys. | obtained=Chiefly found in ores of [[monazite]] and [[bastnasite]]. }}
{{Element | name=Europium | symbol=Eu | anumber=63 | amass=151.964 amu | state=Solid | class=Metallic | cstructure=Cubic body centered| color=silvery white | date=1901 | discname=Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, | origname=Named after Europe. | uses=Used with [[yttrium]] oxide to make red phosphors for color televisions and for making thin-film superconductor alloys. | obtained=Chiefly found in ores of [[monazite]] and [[bastnasite]]. }}
'''Europium''' ''(yoo-RO-pee-em.)'', the most reactive [[rare earth element]] is classified with the [[Lanthanides]]. It was discovered by the French chemist Eugène-Antole Demarçay in 1896 and produced with reasonable purity in 1901.<ref>http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele063.html</ref>
==Properties==
Atomic Number: 63
Atomic Weight: 151.964
Melting Point: 1512°F (822°C or 1095 K)
Boiling Point: 2784°F (1529°C or 1802 K)
Density: 5.24 grams per cubic centimeter
State of matter at Room Temperature: Solid
Ionization Energy: 5.670 eV
Oxidation States: +3, +2<ref>http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele063.html</ref>
This element is considered mildly toxic. The [[metal]] dust is also considered a fire and explosive hazard. In solid form, it is a soft, [[ductile]], silvery-white [[metal]] that instantly oxidizes in air.
==Uses==
Pure Europium has no commercial uses, but can be used in the production of lasers and televisions. It is sometimes used in control rods for nuclear reactors. <ref>http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele063.html</ref> It is also used in anti-forgery marks on the Euro, because it glows red under [[Ultraviolet]] light. <ref>http://www.chemicool.com/elements/europium.html</ref>
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