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New page: {{Element | name=Tantalum | symbol=Ta | anumber=73 | amass=180.9479 amu | state=Solid | class=Transition Metals | cstructure=Cubic Body Centered | color=Gray | date=1802 | discname=Anders ...
{{Element | name=Tantalum | symbol=Ta | anumber=73 | amass=180.9479 amu | state=Solid | class=Transition Metals | cstructure=Cubic Body Centered | color=Gray | date=1802 | discname=Anders G. Ekeberg | origname=From King Tantalus of Greek mythology | uses=Used in metal alloys. Tantalum pentoxide is used in capacitors, condensers, cutting tools, vacuum tube filaments and in camera lenses to increase refracting power. | obtained=Occurs chiefly in the mineral [[tantalite]]. Always found with [[niobium]]. }}
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