Tantalum — Ta

The chemical element Tantalum is an element of type Transition metal with the symbol Ta. It has an atomic mass of 180.94788 u and an electronic configuration of [Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2.
Synthétique Radioactif Liquide Gaz

2996°
5425°
180.94788
73
-1
2
3
4
5
Ta
2
8
18
32
11
2
[Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2
1.5
7.5496
Electronic configuration diagram
Tantalum
characteristics
Atomic number
73
Atomic mass
180.94788
Symbol
Ta
Melting point
2996
Boiling point
5425
Density
16.654
Period
6
Group
5
Discovery
1801 Ekeberg
Abundance
2
Radius
2.1
Electronegativity
1.5
Ionization
7.5496
Isotope
19
Electronic configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2
Oxidation state
-1,2,3,4,5
Electron
2,8,18,32,11,2

Minerals containing Tantalum

first name Hardness Density Chemical formula
Achalaite — 0.00 (Fe2+,Mn)(Ti,Fe3+,Ta)(Nb,Ta)2O8
Alumotantite — 7.00 AlTaO4
Bariomicrolite — 5.68 (Ba, )2Ta2(O,OH)7
Béhierite — 7.81 TaBO4
Bismutocolumbite — 7.56 BiNbO4
Bismutomicrolite — 6.83 (Bi,Ca)2Ta2(O,OH)7
Bismutopyrochlore — 4.97 (Bi,U,Ca,Pb)1+xNb2O6(OH)·nH2O
Bismutotantalite — 8.51 BiTaO4
Burovaite-Ca — 2.73 (Na,K)4Ca2(Ti,Nb)8[Si4O12]4(OH,O)8·12H2O
Calciosamarskite — 4.48 (Ca,Fe,Y)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4
Calciotantite — 7.46 CaTa4O11
Ceriopyrochlore-(Ce) — 4.13 (Ca,Ce,Y,Na)2Nb2(O,OH,F)7
Cesplumtantite — 6.00 Cs2Pb3Ta8O24
Columbite-(Mg) — 5.04 MgNb2O6
Columbite-(Mn) — 5.28 Mn2+Nb2O6
Euxenite-(Y) — 4.70 (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Eveslogite — 2.85 (Ca,K,Na,Sr,Ba)48(Ti,Nb,Fe,Mn)12(OH)12Si48O144(OH,F,Cl)14
Ferrokentbrooksite — 3.06 Na15Ca6Fe2+3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(F,Cl)2
Ferrotitanowodginite — 0.00 Fe2+TiTa2O8
Ferrowodginite — 7.00 Fe2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Fersmite — 4.69 (Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
Fluorcalciomicrolite — 6.16 (Ca,Na)2Ta2O6F
Fluornatromicrolite — 6.49 (Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Foordite — 6.73 Sn2+Nb2O6
Formanite-(Y) — 7.03 YTaO4
Heftetjernite — 0.00 ScTaO4
Holtite — 3.60 (Ta0.60.4)Al6BSi3O18
Hydrokenomicrolite — 6.67 (H2O)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Hydroxycalciomicrolite — 6.18 Ca1.5Ta2O6(OH)
Hydroxykenomicrolite — 0.00 (Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH)
Irtyshite — 7.03 Na2Ta4O11
Ishikawaite — 6.20 (U,Fe,Y)NbO4
Iwashiroite-(Y) — 7.10 YTaO4
Ixiolite — 6.94 (Ta,Mn,Nb)O2
Jedwabite — 8.60 Fe7Ta3
Johnwalkite — 3.40 K(Mn2+,Fe3+)2(Nb,Ta)O2(PO4)2·2(H2O,OH)
Kimrobinsonite — 6.00 Ta(OH)3(O,CO3)
Koragoite — 4.70 Mn2+2Mn3+Nb2(Nb,Ta)3W2O20
Lakargiite — 4.59 CaZrO3
Liandratite — 6.80 U6+Nb2O8
Lithiotantite — 7.00 LiTa3O8
Lithiowodginite — 7.50 LiTa3O8
Loranskite-(Y) — 4.40 (Y,Ce,Ca)(Zr,Ta)2O6
Makarochkinite — 3.93 Ca2Fe2+4Fe3+TiSi4BeAlO20
Marianoite — 3.32 Na2Ca4(Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4
Menezesite — 4.18 Ba3MgZr4Nb12O42·12H2O
Microlite — 4.20 (Ca,Na)2Ta2(O,OH,F)7
Nalivkinite — 3.29 Li2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F
Natrobistantite — 6.10 NaBi(Ta,Nb,Sb)4(O,OH)12
Natrotantite — 7.71 Na2Ta4O11
Nioboaeschynite-(Y) — 5.34 (Y,REE,Ca,Th,Fe)(Nb,Ti,Ta)2(O,OH)6
Niobocarbide — 10.25 NbC
Olmsteadite — 3.31 KFe2+2NbO2(PO4)2·2H2O
Oxynatromicrolite — 6.51 (Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F)
Oxystannomicrolite — 0.00 Sn2Ta2O6O
Oxystibiomicrolite — 0.00 (Sb3+,Ca)2Ta2O6O
Parabariomicrolite — 5.97 BaTa4O10(OH)2·2H2O
Petscheckite — 5.50 U4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Písekite-(Y) — 4.03 (Y,As,Ca,Fe,U)(Nb,Ti,Ta)O4
Plumbomicrolite — 6.60 (Pb,Na,Ca)2Ta2(O,OH)7
Plumbopyrochlore — 5.04 (Pb,Y,U,Ca)2Nb2(O,OH)7
Polycrase-(Y) — 4.97 Y(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Rankamaite — 5.50 (Na,K,Pb)(Ta,Nb,Al)4(O,OH)10
Rossovskyite — 6.30 (Fe3+,Ta)(Nb,Ti)O4
Rynersonite — 6.40 CaTa2O6
Samarskite-(Y) — 5.60 (Y,Ce,U,Fe,Nb)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4
Samarskite-(Yb) — 7.03 YbNbO4
Schiavinatoite — 6.55 NbBO4
Simpsonite — 6.70 Al4Ta3O13(OH)
Sosedkoite — 6.90 K5Al2Ta22O60
Stibiotantalite — 6.00 Sb3+TaO4
Takanawaite-(Y) — 6.97 YTaO4
Tantalaeschynite-(Y) — 5.75 Y(Ta,Ti,Nb)2O6
Tantalcarbide — 14.50 TaC
Tantalite-(Fe) — 8.20 Fe2+Ta2O6
Tantalite-(Mg) — 6.70 MgTa2O6
Tantalite-(Mn) — 8.10 Mn2+Ta2O6
Tanteuxenite-(Y) — 5.40 Y(Ta,Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6
Tantite — 8.45 Ta2O5
Tapiolite-(Fe) — 7.82 Fe2+Ta2O6
Tapiolite-(Mn) — 7.72 Mn2+Ta2O6
Taseqite — 3.24 Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3Cl2
Thoreaulite — 7.60 Sn2+Ta2O6
Titanowodginite — 6.86 Mn2+TiTa2O8
Uranmicrolite — 5.75 (U,Ca,Ce)2Ta2(O,OH,F)7
Uranopolycrase — 5.50 (U,Y)(Ti,Nb,Ta)2(O,OH)6
Uranpyrochlore — 4.80 (Ca,U,Na,Ce)2Nb2(O,OH,F)7
Vigezzite — 5.54 (Ca,Ce)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Wodginite — 7.19 Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Yttrobetafite-(Y) — 3.65 (Y,U,Ce)2(Ti,Nb,Ta)2(O,OH)7
Yttrocolumbite-(Y) — 5.70 (Y,U,Fe2+)(Nb,Ta)O4
Yttropyrochlore-(Y) — 3.60 (Y,Na,Ca)2Nb2(O,OH)7
Yttrotantalite-(Y) — 5.50 (Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)4
Zabinskiite — 3.90 Ca[Al0.5(Ta,Nb)0.5](SiO4)O
Zimbabweite — 6.20 Na(Pb,Na,K)2(Ta,Nb,Ti)4As4O18

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