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Europium (63Eu151.965)
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Elemental Form| Europium is a silvery-white rare earth belonging to the lanthanide group. The metal's hardness is comparable to lead and it is very ductile. Europium, the most reactive of the rare earth metals, quickly oxidizes in air and resembles calcium in its reactions with water. | ||||
| Melting Point | 822°C | Boiling Point | 1596°C | |
| Density | 5.244g/cm3 | Specific Heat @ 25°C | 0.039cal/g°C | |
| Heat of Fusion | 2.2k-cal/g-atom | Heat of Vaporization | 42k-cal/g-atom | |
| Atomic Volume | 28.9W/D | First Ionization Energy | 131K-cal/g-mole | |
| Covalent Radius | 1.85Angstroms | Electrical Resistivity @ 298°C | 91.0µΩ-cm | |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic, body centered | Compressibility | 8.29x10-6cm2/kg | |
| Thermal Neutron Cross Section | 4600barns/atom | Magnetic Moment | 7.12Bohr magnetons | |
| Magnetic Susceptibility | 33,100x10-6emu/mole | Standard Electrode Potential | +2.2volts | |