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Europium
Atomic symbol - Eu
Atomic weight - 151.965
Atomic number - 63
Electron configuration - 2-8-18-25-8-2
Oxidation states - +2, +3
State of matter - solid
Heavy metal-brittle
Discovered in 1896 by Eugène-Anatole Demarcay
Boils at 1597 °C, melts at 822 °C
Notes:
Europium is the least dense, softest, and most volatile element in the
lanthanide series. It is usually found in the trivalent state.