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EUROPIUM

CAS No.
7440-53-1
Chemical Name:
EUROPIUM
Synonyms
Eu;EUROPIUM;EU000200;EU005110;EU006010;Europium rod;Europium foil;europium atom;EUROPIUM METAL;Europium ingot
CBNumber:
CB5726440
Molecular Formula:
Eu
Molecular Weight:
151.96
MDL Number:
MFCD00010992
MOL File:
7440-53-1.mol
Last updated:2026-01-13 11:22:13
Product description Number Pack Size Price
Europium wire reel, 100mm, diameter 1.0mm, hard, 99.95% GF07712670 1ea $1050
Europium ICP standard traceable to SRM from NIST Eu?O? in HNO? 2-3% 1000 mg/l Eu Certipur? 1.70317 100mL $251
Europium ingot, under oil, 99.9% trace rare earth metals basis 261092 1g $358
Europium ingot (99.9% REO) 93-6335 1g $205
Europium ingot (99.9% REO) 93-6335 5g $818
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EUROPIUM Properties

Melting point 822 °C (lit.)
Boiling point 1527 °C (lit.)
Density 5.24 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
storage temp. 15-25°C
solubility reacts with H2O
form ingot
color Silver/gray
Specific Gravity 5.24
PH 0.5 (20°C in H2O)
Resistivity 81 μΩ-cm, 20°C
Water Solubility Reacts with water.
Sensitive Air & Moisture Sensitive
Merck 13,3937
Exposure limits ACGIH: TWA 2 ppm; STEL 4 ppm
OSHA: TWA 2 ppm(5 mg/m3)
NIOSH: IDLH 25 ppm; TWA 2 ppm(5 mg/m3); STEL 4 ppm(10 mg/m3)
Major Application industrial qc
pharmaceutical
InChI InChI=1S/Eu
InChIKey OGPBJKLSAFTDLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [Eu]
Shear Modulus 7.90 GPa
Hardness, Vickers 17
Poissons Ratio 0.152
Bulk Modulus 8.30 GPa
CAS DataBase Reference 7440-53-1(CAS DataBase Reference)
EWG's Food Scores 1
FDA UNII 444W947O8O
EPA Substance Registry System Europium (7440-53-1)
UNSPSC Code 41116107
NACRES NA.24

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS)  GHS hazard pictograms
GHS02
Signal word  Danger
Hazard statements  H250
Precautionary statements  P222-P231-P422
Hazard Codes  F,C
Risk Statements  14/15-17-34
Safety Statements  43-7/8-45-36/37/39-27-26-23
RIDADR  UN 2813 4.3/PG 2
WGK Germany  3
1-10
TSCA  TSCA listed
HazardClass  4.1
PackingGroup  II
HS Code  28053090
Storage Class 8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials
Hazard Classifications Eye Irrit. 2
Met. Corr. 1
Skin Irrit. 2
NFPA 704
0
3 0

EUROPIUM price More Price(31)

Manufacturer Product number Product description CAS number Packaging Price Updated Buy
Sigma-Aldrich GF07712670 Europium wire reel, 100mm, diameter 1.0mm, hard, 99.95% 7440-53-1 1ea $1050 2025-07-31 Buy
Sigma-Aldrich 1.70317 Europium ICP standard traceable to SRM from NIST Eu?O? in HNO? 2-3% 1000 mg/l Eu Certipur? 7440-53-1 100mL $251 2025-07-31 Buy
Sigma-Aldrich 261092 Europium ingot, under oil, 99.9% trace rare earth metals basis 7440-53-1 1g $358 2023-06-20 Buy
Strem Chemicals 93-6335 Europium ingot (99.9% REO) 7440-53-1 1g $205 2024-03-01 Buy
Strem Chemicals 93-6335 Europium ingot (99.9% REO) 7440-53-1 5g $818 2024-03-01 Buy
Product number Packaging Price Buy
GF07712670 1ea $1050 Buy
1.70317 100mL $251 Buy
261092 1g $358 Buy
93-6335 1g $205 Buy
93-6335 5g $818 Buy

EUROPIUM Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Uses

Europium, named after the continent of Europe, is mainly used for its phosphorescence. Excitation of the Europium atom by absorption of ultra violet radiation can result in specific energy level transitions within the atom creating an emission of visible radiation.
It is a dopant in some types of glass in lasers and other optoelectronic devices. Europium Oxide (Eu2O3) is widely used as a red phosphor in television sets and fluorescent lamps, and as an activator for Yttrium-based phosphors.
In energy efficient fluorescent lighting, Europium provides not only the necessary red, but also the blue. Several commercial blue phosphors are based on Europium for color TV, computer screens and fluorescent lamps.
Its luminescence is also valuable in medical, surgical and biochemical applications.
Europium is used for the capture of thermal neutrons for nuclear control rods in atomic power stations. Thermal neutron absorption of the natural mixture of europium isotopes is 4,600 barns. While its salts are used in coatings for cathode ray tubes in color televisions, organoderivatives are used in NMR spectroscopy.

Chemical Properties

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Physical properties

Europium is one of the most rare of the rare-earths. Its abundance on Earth is only 1.1ppm. It is a soft, shiny, steel-gray metal that is quite ductile and malleable, which means it canbe worked and formed into many shapes. It looks like and feels like the element lead (Pb), butis somewhat heavier. It is the most chemically active of all the rare-earths.
Europium’s melting point is 822°C, its boiling point is 1,529°C, and its density is 5.243g/cm3.

Isotopes

There are a total of 45 isotopes of europium. Two are considered stable andaccount for 100% of the europium found on Earth: Eu-151 (47.81%) and Eu-153(52.19%). All the other 53 isotopes are radioactive and artificially produced, primarily through electron capture.

Origin of Name

Named for the continent of Europe.

Occurrence

Europium is the 13th most abundant of all the rare-earths and the 55th most abundantelement on Earth. More europium exists on Earth than all the gold and silver deposits. Likemany other rare-earths, europium is found in deposits of monazite, bastnasite, cerite, andallanite ores located in the river sands of India and Brazil and in the beach sand of Florida.It has proven difficult to separate europium from other rare-earths. Today, the ion-exchange process is used to extract europium from the other rare-earths found in monazite sand(ore).

History

Europium was discovered by French chemist Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, who suspected an unknown element was present in samples of the rare earth element samarium. Using spectroscopic analysis, he was able to detect a previously unknown element in 1896. In 1901, Eugène-Anatole Demarçay carried out a painstaking sequence of crystallisations of samarium magnesium nitrate, and separated yet another new element: europium.

Characteristics

Pure europium will slowly oxidize in air at room temperature and will produce hydrogenwhen placed in water. It will ignite spontaneously if the air temperature is over 150°C. Insome ways europium resembles the elements calcium, strontium, and barium found in group2 of the periodic table.

Uses

There are only a few commercial uses for europium. Europium oxide, (Eu2O3), a compoundof europium, is added to infra-sensitive phosphors to enhance the red colors on TVand computer-monitor picture tubes. It is also added to fluorescent light tubes to increasetheir efficiency, as well as to some materials to make lasers. Since it is a good neutron absorber,it is part of nuclear reactor control rods. Europium is an additive to the glue used on postagestamps, thus making it possible for the electronic sorting machines in U.S. postal offices to“read” the stamps.

Uses

Neutron absorber in nuclear control, color-TV phosphors to activate yttrium, phosphors in postagestamp glues to permit electronic recognition of firstclass mail.

Definition

Atomic number 63, one of the lanthanide or rare-earth elements of the cerium subgroup, aw 151.96, valences of 2, 3; two stable isotopes.

Definition

A silvery element of the lanthanoid series of metals. It occurs in association with other lanthanoids. Its main use is in a mixture of europium and yttrium oxides widely employed as the red phosphor in television screens. The metal is used in some superconducting alloys. Symbol: Eu; m.p. 822°C; b.p. 1597°C; r.d. 5.23 (25°C); p.n. 63; r.a.m. 151.965.

Definition

europium: Symbol Eu. A soft silverymetallic element belonging to thelanthanoids; 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 quantitiesin bastanite and monazite. Two stableisotopes occur naturally: europium–151 and europium–153, bothof which are neutron absorbers. Experimentaleuropium alloys havebeen tried for nuclear-reactor partsbut until recently the metal has notbeen available in sufficient quantities.It is widely used in the form ofthe oxide in phosphors for televisionscreens. It was discovered by SirWilliam Crookes in 1889.

Manufacturing Process

Europium is now prepared by mixing Eu2O3 with a 10% excess of lanthanum metal and heating the mixture in a tantalum crucible under high vacuum. The element is collected as a silvery-white metallic deposit on the walls of the crucible.

Hazard

Highly reactive, may ignite spontaneously in powder form.

Hazard

Europium is very reactive and, in powder form, may burst into flames spontaneously atroom temperature. Most of the salts of europium are toxic when inhaled or ingested.

Industrial uses

As with other rare-earth metals, except for lanthanum, europium ignites in air at about 150 to 180°C. Europium is about as hard as lead and is quite ductile. It is the most reactive of the rare-earth metals, quickly oxidizing in air. It resembles calcium in its reaction with water. Bastnasite and monazite are the principal ores containing europium. Europium has been identified spectroscopically in the sun and certain stars. Europium isotopes are good neutron absorbers and are being studied for use in nuclear control applications. Europium oxide is now widely used as a phosphor activator and europium-activated yttrium vanadate is in commercial use as the red phosphor in color TV tubes. Europiumdoped plastic has been used as a laser material. With the development of ion-exchange techniques and special processes, the cost of the metal has been greatly reduced in recent years. Natural europium contains two stable isotopes. Thirty-five other radioactive isotopes and isomers are known. Europium is one of the rarest and most costly of the rare-earth metals. It is priced at about $60/g (99.9% pure).

EUROPIUM Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials

Preparation Products

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US $1.00 / KG 1KG 99.9% 500KG .GZ HONESTCHEM CO.,LTD
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US $1.00 / g 300g 99.8% 20 TONS .GZ HONESTCHEM CO.,LTD
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US $0.00 / gram 1gram 99% 1000kg Anhui Yiao New Material Technology Co., Ltd
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