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Tantalum, Ta

Tantalum is a chemical element with the symbol Ta and atomic number 73. A rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous, transition metal, tantalum is highly corrosion-resistant and occurs naturally in the mineral tantalite.

Tantalum is dark, dense, ductile, very hard, easily fabricated, and highly conductive of heat and electricity. The metal is renowned for its resistance to corrosion by acids; in fact, at temperatures below 150 °C tantalum is almost completely immune to attack by the normally aggressive aqua regia. It can be dissolved with hydrofluoric acid or acidic solutions containing the fluoride ion and sulfur trioxide, as well as with a solution of potassium hydroxide. Tantalum's high melting point of 3017 °C (boiling point 5458 °C) is exceeded only by tungsten and rhenium for metals, and carbon.

Technical Data
Symbol	Ta	Density (20°C)/gcm^-3	16.65
Atomic number	73	Melting point /°C	2980
No. of naturally occurring isotopes	2	Boiling point /°C	5534
Atomic weight	180.9479	ΔH_fus/kJmol^-1	24.7
Electronic configuration	[Xe]4f¹⁴5d³6s²	ΔH_vap/kJmol^-1	758.2
Metal radius(12-coordinate)/pm	146	ΔH_{f(monoatomic gas)}/kJmol^-1	782(+/-6)
Ionic radius(6-coordinate)/pm V	64	Electrical resistivity
Ionic radius(6-coordinate)/pm IV	68	(20°C)/μohm cm	-12.4
Ionic radius(6-coordinate)/pm III	72	Electronegativity χ	1.5

Evaporation Techniques
Temperature (^oC) @Vap. Pressure			Techniques				Remarks
10^-8 Torr	10^-6 Torr	10^-4 Torr	Electron Beam	Crucible	Coil	Boat	Remarks
1960	2240	2590	Excellent	-	-	-	Forms good films

Evaporation Materials
T1-5000-M pellets 6mm diameter x 3mm long
T1-5001-M pellets 6mm diameter x 6mm long
T1-5002-M pieces 3mm
T1-5010-M pellets 3mm diameter x 3mm long
T1-5012-M pieces 3-20mm

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Foil
T1-3003-F 0.004" (0.1mm)
T1-3007-F 0.008" (0.2mm)

Powder
T1-10001-P -325 mesh
T1-10002-P 2 microns average
T1-10028-P 50-200 mesh (O 600-800ppm)

Rods
T1-2000-R 0.0625" (1.58mm)
T1-2001-R 0.125" (3.175mm)
T1-2002-R 0.250" (6.35mm)
T1-2007-R 0.394" (10mm)
T1-2003-R 0.500" (12.7mm)
T1-2004-R 0.625" (15.88mm)
T1-2005-R 0.750" (19.05mm)
T1-2006-R 1" (25.4mm)

Sheet
T1-4001-S 0.015" (0.38mm)
T1-4002-S 0.020" (0.5mm)
T1-4003-S 0.030" (0.76mm)
T1-4004-S 0.040" (1mm)
T1-4006-S 0.060" (1.5mm)
T1-4008-S 0.125" (3.175mm)
T1-4009-S 0.250" (6.35mm)
T1-4010-S 0.375" (9.525mm)
T1-4011-S 0.500" (12.7mm)
T1-4012-S 0.750" (19.05mm)
T1-4013-S 1" (25.4mm)

Wire
T1-1003-W 0.004" (0.10mm)
T1-1007-W 0.008" (0.203mm)
T1-1011-W 0.020" (0.5mm)
T1-1013-W 0.040" (1.0mm)
T1-1015-W 0.060" (1.5mm)
T1-1017-W 0.080" (2.0mm)

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