europium [Eu]

Introduction

Also see lanthanide. Discovered in 1901.

Occurrence

• found in monazite sand

Characteristics

• divalent & trivalent cations

More general terms

• lanthanide (rare earth metal)

Additional terms

• periodic table

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=23981