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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ta
W
1.2 Group Number
56
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
66
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74402577440337
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
229.00229.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Tantalum metal is known as corrosion resistance.
  • Tantalum metal can easily fabricated and It is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Anders Gustaf Ekeberg
Not Available
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1802
In 1781
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-9 %5 * 10-8 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Tantalum metal is mainly used in the manufacturing of electron components. Its Oxide layer acts as an insulator.
  • Tantalum metal is also used in surgical transplant like replacement of bone, skull plates and as a woven gauze.
  • Tungsten and its alloys are used in high-temperature applications like welding electrodes, high-temperature furnace, etc.
  • Tungsten carbide is very hard and used in metal working, mining and petroleum industry.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Low Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.03 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
2,996.00 °C3,410.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
5,425.00 °C5,660.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Gray Blue
Grayish White
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Lustrous
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
6.507.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
440.00 MPa2,000.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
870.00 MPa3,430.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
3,400.00 m/s4,620.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
78.00 %62.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Ta
W
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3133
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.502.36
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.98
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.331.40
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
1.2.1 Allen Electronegativity
1.341.47
Cesium
0.659 2.7
1.4 Electropositivity
1.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.501.64
Gold
1.46 3.3
1.8 Ionization Energies
1.8.1 1st Energy Level
761.00 kJ/mol770.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
1.10.1 2nd Energy Level
1,500.00 kJ/mol1,700.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
2.4.3 3rd Energy Level
NANA
Osmium
1600 34230
2.4.5 4th Energy Level
NANA
Thorium
2780 37066
2.4.7 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
2.4.10 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
3.2.4 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
3.2.6 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
4.1.1 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
4.2.1 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
4.4.3 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
4.4.5 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
4.6.2 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.2.2 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.3.2 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.3.4 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
5.3.6 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.3.8 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.3.10 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
5.3.11 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.4.2 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.4.3 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.2 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.4 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.5 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.7 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.8 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.10 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.11 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.13 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.35 g/amp-hr1.14 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.25 eV4.55 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
7374
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
7374
Lithium
3 117
6.4.3 Number of Neutrons
108110
Lithium
4 184
6.4.5 Number of Electrons
7374
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
146.00 pm139.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.3 Covalent Radius
170.00 pm162.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.4 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
180.95 amu183.84 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
10.90 cm3/mol9.53 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
110.00 (-eV)140.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
330.13 pm316.52 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
16.69 g/cm319.25 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.00 g/cm317.60 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NA370.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Palladium
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
69.00 GPa161.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.3 Bulk Modulus
200.00 GPa310.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.5 Young's Modulus
186.00 GPa411.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.340.28
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
16.6519.22
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.2.1 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.2.2 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.3.1 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.4 Electrical Properties
8.4.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Superconductor
8.4.2 Resistivity
131.00 nΩ·m52.80 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
9.1.1 Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω0.19 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
9.4.2 Electron Affinity
31.00 kJ/mol78.60 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
10 Thermal
10.1 Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)0.13 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
10.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.36 J/mol·K24.27 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
10.3 Thermal Conductivity
57.50 W/m·K173.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
10.5 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
10.6 Thermal Expansion
6.30 µm/(m·K)4.50 µm/(m·K)
Palladium
4.5 97
10.8 Enthalpy
10.8.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
753.10 kJ/mol799.10 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
10.8.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
31.40 kJ/mol35.23 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
10.11.1 Enthalpy of Atomization
782.00 kJ/mol837.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
10.13 Standard Molar Entropy
41.50 J/mol.K32.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1