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ELEMENT 073 · TRANSITION METAL

Tantalum · Ta Tantalum

Corrosion-resistant metal for capacitors and high-temperature materials.

atomic number / Atomic number
73
atomic weight / Atomic mass
180.9479 u
Family/Group
5
Period · Block / Period · Block
6 · d
Category / Category
transition metal · Transition metal
State / State
solid state
Electron configuration
[Xe]6s2 4f14 5d3
Oxidation states / Oxidation states
+5
Electronegativity / Electronegativity
1.5(Pauling)
Density / Density
16.4 g/cm³
Melting point / Melting point
3290 K
Boiling point / Boiling point
5731 K
Atomic radius / Atomic radius
217 pm(van der Waals)
First ionization energy
7.89 eV
Discovery year / Discovery
1802

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