tantalum
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tantalum
Summary
tantalum is a chemical element[1]. tantalum draws 24,960 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 a type of d-block[19].
- tantalum is part of period 6[20].
- tantalum is part of group 5[21].
- tantalum is part of transition metal[22].
- tantalum's Commons category is recorded as Tantalum[23].
- tantalum's Unicode character is recorded as 鉭[24].
- tantalum's crystal system is recorded as tetragonal crystal system[25].
- tantalum's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1802[26].
- tantalum's point group is recorded as tetragonal-scalenohedral[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[4], combustible powder[5], and lithophile[6]. Recorded subclass of include metal[18] and d-block[19].
Origins
Tantalus is named after tantalum[7].
Use and Application
Part of include period 6[20], a period[28]; group 5[21], a group[29]; and transition metal[22].
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 24,960 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 61 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].