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Tantalum
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1 Periodic Table

1.1 Symbol

Ta

1.2 Group Number

5
Rank: 13 (Overall)
0 17

1.3 Period Number

6
Rank: 2 (Overall)
2 7

1.4 Block

d block

1.5 Element Family

Transition Metal

1.6 CAS Number

7440257
Rank: 55 (Overall)
7429905 54386242

1.7 Space Group Name

Im_ 3m

1.8 Space Group Number

229.00
Rank: 1 (Overall)
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.

2.2 Sources

Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals

2.3 History

2.3.1 Who Discovered

Anders Gustaf Ekeberg

2.3.2 Discovery

In 1802

2.4 Abundance

2.4.1 Abundance In Universe

8 * 10-9 %
Rank: 31 (Overall)
5E-09 0.11

2.4.2 Abundance In Sun

~-9999 %
Rank: N/A (Overall)
1E-08 0.1

2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites

0.00 %
Rank: 49 (Overall)
1.7E-07 22

2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust

0.00 %
Rank: 37 (Overall)
9.9E-12 8.1

2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans

0.00 %
Rank: 31 (Overall)
2E-23 1.1

2.4.6 Abundance In Humans

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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.

3.1.1 Industrial Uses

Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

3.1.2 Medical Uses

NA

3.1.3 Other Uses

Alloys

3.2 Biological Properties

3.2.1 Toxicity

Low Toxic

3.2.2 Present in Human Body

60% - Transition Metals Metals have it !

3.2.3 In Blood

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
0 1970

3.2.4 In Bone

0.03 p.p.m.
Rank: 28 (Overall)
0 170000

4 Physical

4.1 Melting Point

2,996.00 °C
Rank: 4 (Overall)
27 3410

4.2 Boiling Point

5,425.00 °C
Rank: 4 (Overall)
147 5660

4.3 Appearance

4.3.1 Physical State

Solid

4.3.2 Color

Gray Blue

4.3.3 Luster

Metallic

4.4 Hardness

4.4.1 Mohs Hardness

6.50
Rank: 5 (Overall)
0.2 8.5

4.4.2 Brinell Hardness

440.00 MPa
Rank: 28 (Overall)
0.14 3490

4.4.3 Vickers Hardness

870.00 MPa
Rank: 12 (Overall)
121 3430

4.5 Speed of Sound

3,400.00 m/s
Rank: 22 (Overall)
818 16200

4.6 Optical Properties

4.6.1 Refractive Index

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
1.000933 1.7229

4.6.2 Reflectivity

78.00 %
Rank: 6 (Overall)
58 97

4.7 Allotropes

6% - Transition Metals Metals have it !

4.7.1 α Allotropes

Not Available

4.7.2 β Allotropes

Not Available

4.7.3 γ Allotropes

Not Available

5 Chemical

5.1 Chemical Formula

Ta

5.2 Isotopes

5.2.1 Known Isotopes

31
Rank: 8 (Overall)
0 38

5.3 Electronegativity

5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity

1.50
Rank: 27 (Overall)
0.7 2.54

5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
0.22 2.56

5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity

1.33
Rank: 22 (Overall)
0.86 1.82

5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
0.62 2.48

5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity

1.34
Rank: 33 (Overall)
0.659 2.7

5.4 Electropositivity

5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity

2.50
Rank: 27 (Overall)
1.46 3.3

5.5 Ionization Energies

5.5.1 1st Energy Level

761.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 18 (Overall)
375.7 26130

5.5.2 2nd Energy Level

1,500.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 40 (Overall)
710.2162 28750

5.5.3 3rd Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
1600 34230

5.5.4 4th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
2780 37066

5.5.5 5th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
4305.2 97510

5.5.6 6th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
5715.8 105800

5.5.7 7th Energy level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
7226.8 114300

5.5.8 8th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
8857.4 125300

5.5.9 9th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
14110 134700

5.5.10 10th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
17100 144300

5.5.11 11th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
19900 169988

5.5.12 12th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
22219 189368

5.5.13 13th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
26930 76015

5.5.14 14th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
29196 86450

5.5.15 15th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
41987 97510

5.5.16 16th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
47206 109480

5.5.17 17th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
52737 122200

5.5.18 18th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
58570 134810

5.5.19 19th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
64702 148700

5.5.20 20th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
80400 171200

5.5.21 21st Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
87000 179100

5.5.22 22nd Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
93400 184900

5.5.23 23rd Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
98420 198800

5.5.24 24th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
104400 195200

5.5.25 25th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
121900 121900

5.5.26 26th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
127700 127700

5.5.27 27th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
133800 133800

5.5.28 28th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
139800 139800

5.5.29 29th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
148100 148100

5.5.30 30th Energy Level

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
154500 154500

5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent

1.35 g/amp-hr
Rank: 49 (Overall)
0.16812 8.3209

5.7 Electron Work Function

4.25 eV
Rank: 21 (Overall)
2.14 5.65

5.8 Other Chemical Properties

Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility

6 Atomic

6.1 Atomic Number

73
Rank: 43 (Overall)
3 117

6.2 Electron Configuration

[Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2

6.3 Crystal Structure

Body Centered Cubic (BCC)

6.3.1 Crystal Lattice

6.4 Atom

6.4.1 Number of Protons

73
Rank: 42 (Overall)
3 117

6.4.2 Number of Neutrons

108
Rank: 28 (Overall)
4 184

6.4.3 Number of Electrons

73
Rank: 42 (Overall)
3 117

6.5 Radius of an Atom

6.5.1 Atomic Radius

146.00 pm
Rank: 35 (Overall)
112 265

6.5.2 Covalent Radius

170.00 pm
Rank: 25 (Overall)
96 260

6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius

200.00 pm
Rank: 28 (Overall)
139 348

6.6 Atomic Weight

180.95 amu
Rank: 38 (Overall)
6.94 294

6.7 Atomic Volume

10.90 cm3/mol
Rank: 44 (Overall)
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)
Rank: 7 (Overall)
8 392.42

6.10 Lattice Constant

330.13 pm
Rank: 50 (Overall)
228.58 891.25

6.11 Lattice Angles

π/2, π/2, π/2

6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
1.567 1.886

7 Mechanical

7.1 Density

7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature

16.69 g/cm3
Rank: 18 (Overall)
0.534 40.7

7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)

15.00 g/cm3
Rank: 9 (Overall)
0.512 20

7.2 Tensile Strength

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
2.5 11000

7.3 Viscosity

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
0.001526 0.001526

7.4 Vapor Pressure

7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
2.47E-11 121

7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K

0.00 (Pa)
Rank: 31 (Overall)
2.62E-10 774

7.5 Elasticity properties

7.5.1 Shear Modulus

69.00 GPa
Rank: 13 (Overall)
1.3 222

7.5.2 Bulk Modulus

200.00 GPa
Rank: 8 (Overall)
1.6 462

7.5.3 Young's Modulus

186.00 GPa
Rank: 13 (Overall)
1.7 528

7.6 Poisson Ratio

0.34
Rank: 10 (Overall)
0.032 0.47

7.7 Other Mechanical Properties

Ductile

8 Magnetic

8.1 Magnetic Characteristics

8.1.1 Specific Gravity

16.65
Rank: 11 (Overall)
0.53 4500

8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering

Paramagnetic

8.1.3 Permeability

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
1.25643E-06 0.0063

8.1.4 Susceptibility

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
-0.000166 200000

8.2 Electrical Properties

8.2.1 Electrical Property

Conductor

8.2.2 Resistivity

131.00 nΩ·m
Rank: 25 (Overall)
0.18 961

8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity

0.08 106/cm Ω
Rank: 27 (Overall)
0.00666 0.63

8.2.4 Electron Affinity

31.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 29 (Overall)
0 222.8

9 Thermal

9.1 Specific Heat

0.14 J/(kg K)
Rank: 37 (Overall)
0.11 3.6

9.2 Molar Heat Capacity

25.36 J/mol·K
Rank: 41 (Overall)
16.443 62.7

9.3 Thermal Conductivity

57.50 W/m·K
Rank: 27 (Overall)
6.3 429

9.4 Critical Temperature

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
26.3 3223

9.5 Thermal Expansion

6.30 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 52 (Overall)
4.5 97

9.6 Enthalpy

9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization

753.10 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall)
7.32 799.1

9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion

31.40 kJ/mol
Rank: 3 (Overall)
2.1 35.23

9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization

782.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 3 (Overall)
61.5 837

9.7 Standard Molar Entropy

41.50 J/mol.K
Rank: 37 (Overall)
9.5 198.1