April 2020
Intermediate to advanced
296 pages
5h 20m
English

Eu’s the soft, light lanthanoid—reactive and quite rare,
’Twill oxidize submerged in oil, ignites when hot in air!
In paint it glows for all to see,
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SEVENTH IN THE LANTHANOID SERIES
Europium, a soft, silvery metal, is the 50th most abundant element in Earth’s crust, making it one of the rarest of the commonly named rare-earth elements (see “Scandium, Sc” on page 60 for information on the rare earths). It holds the distinction of being the lightest ...