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Tantalum-Anti Tantalum
Tantalum is named after the king Tantalus from Greek mythology.

Tantalum (Ta) Properties

ATantalum (ATa) Properties 1/ 

Nuclear (73 protons/electrons)
  • Atomic Number: 73
  • Atomic Mass: 180.948
  • Atomic Energy: 0.270 Ergs
  • Group: 5; Period: 6
  • Family: Transition Metals
  • Bonding Radius: 1.34 Angstroms
  • Atomic Radius: 2.09 Angstroms
  • Atomic Volume: 10.90 cm3mol-1
  • 33 Isotopes: 156Ta to 188Ta
  • Stable Isotopes: 180Ta, 181Ta
Nuclear (73 Aprotons/positrons)
  • Atomic Number: 73
  • Atomic Mass: 180.948
  • Atomic Energy: 0.270 Ergs
  • Group: 5; Period: 6
  • Family: Transition Metals
  • Bonding Radius: 1.34 Angstroms
  • Atomic Radius: 2.09 Angstroms
  • Atomic Volume: 10.90 cm3mol-1
  • 33 AIsotopes: 156ATa to 188ATa
  • Stable AIsotopes: 180ATa, 181ATa
Physical 
  • Rare gray metal with a high melting point
  • Density: 16.6 g cm-3
  • Melting Point: 2,996 oC  
  • Boiling Point: 5,425 oC  
  • Specific Heat: 0.14 J g-1 K-1
  • Heat of Vaporization: 743 kJ mol-1
  • Heat of Fusion: 31.6 kJ mol-1
  • Electrical Conductivity: 0.0761106 cm-1 Ohm-1
  • Thermal Conductivity: 0.575 W cm-1 K-1
Physical 
  • Rare gray metal with a high melting point
  • Density: 16.6 g/cm-3
  • Melting Point: 2,996 oC  
  • Boiling Point: 5,425 oC  
  • Specific Heat: 0.14 J g-1 K-1
  • Heat of Vaporization: 743 kJ mol-1
  • Heat of Fusion: 31.6 kJ mol-1
  • Electrical Conductivity: 0.0761 106 cm-1 Ohm-1
  • Thermal Conductivity: 0.575 W cm-1 K-1
Chemical 
  • Valance Number: +5
  • Electron Configuration: 2,8,18,32,11,2
  • Electronegativity: 1.5
  • 1st Ionization Potential: 7.9 Volts
  • 2nd Ionization Potential: ?  Volts
  • 3rd Ionization Potential: ?  Volts
Chemical
  • Valance Number: -5
  • Positron Configuration: 2,8,18,32,11,2
  • Positronpositivity: 1.5
  • 1st Ionization Potential: 7.9 Volts
  • 2nd Ionization Potential: ?  Volts
  • 3rd Ionization Potential: ?  Volts

Identified by Anders Ekeberg
Sweden in 1802

Identified by Norm Hansen in 2001

1/ Superscript A before the element/symbol indicates the element is antimatter.
181ATa is an AntiTantalum element with an atomic mass of 181.
See Rosetta Stone for Matter & Antimatter Definitions


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