Europium
Properties
| Atomic Number | 63 |
| CAS Registry Number | 7440-53-3 |
| Chemical Symbol | Eu |
History
The atomic number is 63 and the chemical symbol is Eu. The name derives from the continent of Europe. It was separated from the mineral samaria in magnesium-samarium nitrate by the French chemist Eugene-Anatole Demarcay in 1896. It was also first isolated by Demarcay in 1901.Holden, Norman E., (2004). History of the origin of the chemical elements and their discoverers. National Nuclear Data Center. Retrieved from http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/content/elements.html
