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| General
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| Name, Symbol, Number
| Tantalum, Ta, 73
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| Chemical series
| Transition metals
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| Group, Period, Block
| 5 (VB), 6 , dThe d-block of the periodic table of elements consists of those periodic table groups that contain elements in which, in the atomic ground state, the highest-energy electron is in a d- orbital. The d-block elements are often also known as transition metal
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| DensityFor other meanings of density, see density (disambiguation Density (symbol: rho Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. The higher an object's density, the higher its mass per volume. The average density of an object equals its total mass div, Hardness
| 16650 kg/m3Kilogram per cubic metre is the SI measure of density and is represented as kg/m³, where kg stands for kilogram and m³ stands for cubic metre. The density of water is about 1000 kg/m³, since a cubic metre of water weighs about a tonne. kg/m³" is sometimes, 6.5
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| AppearanceFor alternative meanings, see color (disambiguation). visual arts. Color (or colour is a sensation which (in humans) derives from the ability of the fine structure of the eye to distinguish three differently filtered analyses of a view. The perception of
| gray blue
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| Atomic Properties
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| Atomic weightIn reference to a certain isotope of a chemical element, atomic weight (more accurately relative atomic mass though also called simply atomic mass is the mass of one atom of the isotope expressed in units atomic mass unit amu) such that the Carbon-12 isot
| 180.9479 amuThe atomic mass unit amu , unified atomic mass unit u , or dalton Da , is a small unit of mass used to express atomic masses and molecular masses. It is defined to be 1/12 of the mass of one atom of Carbon-12. Accordingly, :1 u 1/N gram 1/(1000 N) kg (whe
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| Atomic radiusAtomic radius is the distance from the atomic nucleus to the outmost stable electron orbital in a atom that is at equilibrium and is measured in picometers or Angstroms. Atomic radii are called covalent radii (a reference to the types of bonds formed) whe (calc.)
| 145 (200) pm
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| Covalent radius
| 138 pm
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| van der Waals radius
| no data
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| Electron configuration
| [ Xe]4 f14 5d3 6 s2
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| e- 's per energy level
| 2, 8, 18, 32, 11, 2
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| Oxidation state ( Oxide)
| 5 (mildly acidic)
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| Crystal structure
| Cubic body centered
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| Physical Properties
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| State of matter
| solid
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| Melting point
| 3290 K (5463 ° F)
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| Boiling point
| 5731 K (9856 °F)
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| Molar volume
| 10.85 ×10-6 m3/mol
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| Heat of vaporization
| 743 kJ/mol
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| Heat of fusion
| 31.6 kJ/mol
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| Vapor pressure
| 0.776 Pa at 3269 K
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| Speed of sound
| 3400 m/s at 293.15 K
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| Miscellaneous
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| Electronegativity
| 1.5 ( Pauling scale)
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| Specific heat capacity
| 140 J/(kg*K)
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| Electrical conductivity
| 7.61 106/m ohm
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| Thermal conductivity
| 57.5 W/(m*K)
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| 1st ionization potential
| 761 kJ/mol
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| 2nd ionization potential
| 1500 kJ/mol
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| Most Stable/Notable Isotopes
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| SI units & STP are used except where noted.
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