Tantalum, 73Ta
Tantalum
Pípè /ˈtæntələm/ (TAN-təl-əm)
Ìhànsójúgray blue
Ìwúwo átọ̀mù Ar, std(Ta)180.94788(2)[1]
Tantalum ní orí tábìlì àyè
Hydrogen Helium
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Ta

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hafniumtantalumtungsten
Nọ́mbà átọ̀mù (Z)73
Ẹgbẹ́group 5
Àyèàyè 6
Àdìpọ̀Àdìpọ̀-d
Ẹ̀ka ẹ́límẹ́ntì  Transition metal
Ìtò ẹ̀lẹ́ktrọ́nù[Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2
Iye ẹ̀lẹ́ktrọ́nù lórí ìpele kọ̀ọ̀kan2, 8, 18, 32, 11, 2
Àwọn ohun ìní ara
Ìfarahàn at STPsolid
Ìgbà ìyọ́3290 K ​(3017 °C, ​5463 °F)
Ígbà ìhó5731 K ​(5458 °C, ​9856 °F)
Kíki (near r.t.)16.69 g/cm3
when liquid (at m.p.)15 g/cm3
Heat of fusion36.57 kJ/mol
Heat of 732.8 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity25.36 J/(mol·K)
 pressure
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k
at T (K) 3297 3597 3957 4395 4939 5634
Atomic properties
Oxidation states−3, −1, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5 Àdàkọ:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state/comment
ElectronegativityPauling scale: 1.5
Atomic radiusempirical: 146 pm
Covalent radius170±8 pm
Color lines in a spectral range
Color lines in a spectral range
Spectral lines of tantalum
Other properties
Natural occurrenceprimordial
Crystal structure ​(bcc)
Body-centered cubic crystal structure for tantalum
Speed of sound thin rod3400 m/s (at 20 °C)
Thermal expansion6.3 µm/(m·K) (at 25 °C)
Thermal conductivity57.5 W/(m·K)
Electrical resistivity131 n Ω·m (at 20 °C)
Magnetic orderingparamagnetic[2]
Young's modulus186 GPa
Shear modulus69 GPa
Bulk modulus200 GPa
Poisson ratio0.34
Mohs hardness6.5
Vickers hardness873 MPa
Brinell hardness800 MPa
CAS Number7440-25-7
Main isotopes of tantalum
Iso­tope Abun­dance Half-life (t1/2) Decay mode Pro­duct
177Ta syn 56.56 h ε 1.166 177Hf
178Ta syn 2.36 h ε 1.910 178Hf
179Ta syn 1.82 a ε 0.110 179Hf
180Ta syn 8.125 h ε 0.854 180Hf
β 0.708 180W
180mTa 0.012% >1.2×1015 y
(not observed)
ε 0.929 180Hf
β 0.783 180W
IT 0.075 180Ta
181Ta 99.988% 181Ta is stable with 108 neutrons
182Ta syn 114.43 d β 1.814 182W
183Ta syn 5.1 d β 1.070 183W
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  1. Meija, Juris; Coplen, Tyler B.; Berglund, Michael; Brand, Willi A.; De Bièvre, Paul; Gröning, Manfred; Holden, Norman E.; Irrgeher, Johanna et al. (2016). "Atomic weights of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report)". Pure and Applied Chemistry 88 (3): 265–91. doi:10.1515/pac-2015-0305. 
  2. Magnetic susceptibility of the elements and inorganic compounds, in Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 81st edition, CRC press.