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European Union
A supranational economic and political organization consisting of the majority of the countries in Europe. While it lacks the authority of a federal union, it provides a common market and free trade between members. Importantly, it created and operates the euro, which is one of the most important global currencies. See also: European Central Bank.


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22 Yiddish exclamations of dismay 23 Chemical symbol for europium 25 Hometown of India's Taj Mahal * 27 Famous battle site: the mountain -- of Thermopylae * 29 Spartans threw infants deemed too -- to survive off a cliff.
INTRODUCTION It is well known that europium complexes show strong and narrow red luminescence due to "antenna effect" of ligands and 4f-4f electron transition of Eu(III).
When cooled and squeezed, the soft metallic element europium allows electrons to flow unfettered, scientists report online May 13 in Physical Review Letters.
 
 
 
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