| LC control no. | sh 85132346 |
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| LC classification | QD181.T2 General and inorganic chemistry QD412.T2 Organometallic chemistry QD464.T2 Atomic and molecular weights QE516.T2 Geochemistry TA480.T34 Engineering materials TN271.T3 Prospecting TP245.T2 Chemical technology |
| Topical heading | Tantalum |
| Variant(s) | Tantalium |
| See also | Transition metals |
| Found in | Wikipedia, Mar. 12, 2013 (Tantalum is a chemical element with the symbol Ta and atomic number 73; previously known as tantalium; a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion resistant; part of the refractory metals group, which are widely used as minor components in alloys Chemicool website, Mar. 12, 2013 (Tantalum; transition metal; a rare, shiny, gray, dense metal. It is highly ductile and can be drawn into a thin wire; Tantalum is one of the five major refractory metals (metals with very high resistance to heat and wear). The other refractory metals are tungsten, molybdenum, rhenium and niobium.) |
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