Chemicals and Drugs

Europium

An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Eu, atomic number 63, and atomic weight 152. Europium is used in the form of its salts as coatings for cathode ray tubes and in the form of its organic derivatives as shift reagents in NMR spectroscopy.

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An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Eu, atomic number 63, and atomic weight 152. Europium is used in the form of its salts as coatings for cathode ray tubes and in the form of its organic derivatives as shift reagents in NMR spectroscopy.

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Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
Eu
Molecular Weight
151.964 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
7440-53-1
IUPAC Name
europium
InChIKey
OGPBJKLSAFTDLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[Eu]
MeSH Unique ID
D005063
Source
PubChem CID 23981

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D01w.268w.558w.362w.468w
  2. D01w.552w.550w.399w.468w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Europium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005063. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005063
  2. Europium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europium
  3. Europium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1396
  4. Europium. In: PubChem Compound. CID 23981. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23981