tantalum

Summary

tantalum is a chemical element^[1]. tantalum draws 1,911 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #57 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• tantalum is credited with the discovery of Anders Gustaf Ekeberg^[3].
• tantalum's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].
• tantalum's instance of is recorded as combustible powder^[5].
• tantalum's instance of is recorded as lithophile^[6].
• Tantalus is named after tantalum^[7].
• tantalum is made of tantalite^[8].
• tantalum is made of microlite^[9].
• tantalum is made of wodginite^[10].
• tantalum is made of euxenite-(Y)^[11].
• tantalum is made of polycrase-(Y)^[12].
• tantalum is made of fergusonite-(REE) series^[13].
• tantalum is made of samarskite mineral group^[14].
• tantalum's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Ta]^[15].
• tantalum's element symbol is recorded as Ta^[16].
• tantalum's chemical formula is recorded as Ta^[17].
• tantalum is a type of metal^[18].
• tantalum is part of period 6^[19].
• tantalum is part of group 5^[20].
• tantalum's Commons category is recorded as Tantalum^[21].
• tantalum's Unicode character is recorded as 鉭^[22].
• tantalum's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1802^[23].
• tantalum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tantalum^[24].
• tantalum's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+73'}^[25].
• tantalum's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.5'}^[26].
• tantalum's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[4], combustible powder^[5], and lithophile^[6]. tantalum is a type of metal^[18].

Origins

Tantalus is named after tantalum^[7].

Use and Application

Part of include period 6^[19], a period^[28] and group 5^[20], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for tantalum include tantalite^[30], a mineral series^[31]; tantalcarbide^[32], a mineral species^[33]; and tanteuxenite-(Y)^[34], a mineral species^[35].

Why It Matters

tantalum draws 1,911 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #57 of 144).^[2] tantalum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] tantalum is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for tantalum include tantalite^[30], a mineral series^[31]; tantalcarbide^[32], a mineral species^[33]; and tanteuxenite-(Y)^[34], a mineral species^[35].