A soft silvery metallic element belonging to the lanthanoids; a.n. 63; r.a.m. 151.96; r.d. 5.245 (20°C); m.p. 822°C; b.p. 1597°C. It occurs in small quantities in bastanite and monazite. Two stable isotopes occur naturally: europium–151 and europium–153, both of which are neutron absorbers. Experimental europium alloys have been tried for nuclear-reactor parts but until recently the metal has not been available in sufficient quantities. It is widely used in the form of the oxide in phosphors for television screens. It was discovered by Eugene-Anatole Demarçay in 1901.

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