Tantalum
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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Element Name: Tantalum
Element Symbol: Ta
Atomic Number: 73
Atomic Mass: 180.94788
Protons/Electrons: 73
Neutron: 108
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Properties
Element State: Solid
Element Color: Silver or gray
Element Density: 16650 kg m^-3
Element Melting Point: 3290 (3017 C(5463 F)) K
Element Boiling Point: 5731 (5458 C(9856 F)) K
Substance Reacts With: fluorine, F2, chlorine, Cl2, bromine, I2, and iodine, I2, to form respectively tantalum(V) bromide, TaF5, tantalum(V) chloride, TaCl5, tantalum(V) bromide, TaBr5, and tantalum(V) iodide, TaI5
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Societal Connection
The major use for tantalum, as the metal powder, is in the production of electronic components, mainly capacitors and some high-power resistors.
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Production
The primary mining of tantalum is in Australia, where the largest producer, Global Advanced Metals, formerly known as Talison Minerals, operates two mines in Western Australia, Greenbushes in the Southwest and Wodgina in the Pilbara region.
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Concerns with extraction and disposal
We've created a recycle service for the metal tantalum and other regularly used metals
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