Europium

=Europium= By: Ananth


 * Atomic Number:** 63


 * Protons:** 63


 * Electrons:** 63


 * Neutrons:** 89


 * Average Atomic Mass:** 151.964 amu


 * Discovery:** Europium was discovered by a French scientist Eugene Anatole Demarcay in the year 1901. It is one of the rare earth elements discovered. Demarcay was studying samarium and it was 2 elements not 1. So Demarcay named one of them Samarium and the other one Europium.


 * Name:** Europium was named after the country Europe.


 * Uses:** It is most commonly used in old fashion television screens for the tubing to produce different colors, not just black or white.


 * Interesting Facts**: It can become red using certain precautions.

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