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n. - A bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.

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  • Discover the truth about europium by listening to my podcast here.
  • However, there is europium, which allows for the possibility of a UK discoverer.
  • In the 1960s, the pit grew deeper as demand increased for the rare-earth element europium, which was used to create the red tones in color TVs.
  • A logical continuation was the bonding of three-valent ions to the two ends of the bridge before reducing this complex with a two-valent ion (in this instance, europium).
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