Ta	Z =  73	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Tantalum
			From the Greek "Tantalus", meaning "Tantalus"
(AM) Atomic Mass	180.85  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+5
(BP) Boiling Point	5425  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	2996  °C
(ρ) Density	16.63  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Body Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.5	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.38  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.14  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Xe]  4f14  5d3  6s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	761.27  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	732.8  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	36.57  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1802	♦	Location of Discovery	Sweden
(E°) Standard Potential	Ta3+⇔ Ta (-0.600 V)
Stable isotopes	181Ta
Discovered/Synthesized by	Anders Gustaf Ekenberg
Natural Source	The mineral/ore tantalite-columbite
Common Uses	Labware, surgical tools, artificial joints, capacitors, mobile phones
Other Info	Contributed to making cell phones smaller and lighter
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