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Facts about Europium

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Europium(II) chemistry is very similar to barium(II) chemistry, as they have similar ionic radii.

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Europium (chemical symbol Eu, atomic number 63) is the most reactive of the rare earth elements.

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Europium is commonly included in trace element studies in geochemistry and petrology to understand the processes that form igneous rocks (rocks that cooled from magma or lava).

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Europium is never found in nature as a free element; however, there are many minerals containing europium, with the most important sources being bastnдsite and monazite.

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Europium is an inner transition metal (or lanthanide) that lies in period six of the periodic table, between samarium and gadolinium.

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Naturally occurring europium is composed of two stable isotopes, 151-Eu and 153-Eu, with 153-Eu being the most abundant (52.2 percent natural abundance).

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Europium(II) compounds tend to predominate, in contrast to most lanthanides (which generally form compounds with an oxidation state of +3).

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Europium has also been identified in the spectra of the Sun and certain stars.

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Europium ignites in air at about 150 °C to 180 °C.

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The toxicity of europium compounds has not been fully investigated, but there are no clear indications that europium is highly toxic compared to other heavy metals.

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The Navajo comprise a large Nation in New Mexico, Arizona, and since 1500, the area in Utah near Four Corners.

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Europium oxide (Eu2O3) is widely used as a red phosphor in television sets and fluorescent lamps, and as an activator for yttrium-based phosphors.

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Europium fluorescence is used to interrogate biomolecular interactions in drug-discovery screens.

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