Tantalum By Erin C.

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TantalumBy Erin C.
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Properties and Uses of Tantalum

• Properties
• Heavy
• Hard
• Grey metal
• Almost Non-corrosive
• Only corrodes with Hydrofluoric acid
• Tantalum is more reactive with higher tempatures
• 2996 celsius is the melting point
• 5425 celsius is the boiling point

• Uses
• One of the hardest metals
• Used in nuclear reactors
• Vacuum furnaces
• Capacitors
• Aircraft parts
• Used in glass with a very high index of reaction
• Used in camera lenses

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Facts about Tantalum

• The name Tantalum came from the name of a great
  Fairy tale king by the name of King Tantalos
  father of Niobe.
• Anders Ekeberg discovered Tantalum
• Atomic Number 73
• Atomic Weight810.947
• Found in Australia, Zaire, Brazil, Canada,
• Thailand, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Portugal

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Tantalum (to the tune of the Atoms Family)

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• Tantalum is heavy
• Its really dull and Grey.
• It is non-corrosive
• except with acid.
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• Anders Ekeberg discovered it from Tantalite
• It was in his lab possibly at night.
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• It is really hard
• In fact one of the hardest.
• Used in camera lenses
• Also in plane parts
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• We thank Tantalums maker for making this for us.
  We thank King Tantalus for giving us the name.
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  na na na Da na na na Da na na na Snap snap

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Sources

• Chemical Element.com - Tantalum. Nov. 15, 2005
  lthttp//www.chemicalelements.com/elements/ta.htmlgt
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• www.chemicool.com
• http//www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/tantalu
• http//chemistry.allinfoabout.com/periodic/periodi
  ctable.htmlm.html
• www.webelements.com