Europium
Europium is a chemical element. It has the symbol Eu on the periodic table. It has an atomic number 63 which means it has 63 protons in one atom. It was named after the continent Europe. Its compounds can fluoresce, or glow under ultraviolet light.It costs $6700/KG. In the periodic table it stands next to samarium and gadolinium.
Color: Silvery White Melting point: 826 degrees Celsius Discovery Date: 1901
Europium Media
About 300 g of dendritic sublimated 99.998% pure europium handled in a glove box
Oxidized europium, coated with yellow europium(II) carbonate
Monazite - Locality: Mozambique, East-Africa - Exposed in the Mineralogical Museum, Bonn, Germany
Europium(III) sulfate, Eu2(SO4)3
Europium(III) sulfate fluorescing red under ultraviolet light
Europium is one of the elements involved in emitting red light in CRT televisions.
