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545007

Tantalum

powder, 99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Ta

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Ta
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
180.95
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12141741
MDL number:
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vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 537.2 °C)

assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

powder

autoignition temp.

572 °F

reaction suitability

core: tantalum

resistivity

13.5 μΩ-cm, 20°C

bp

5425 °C (lit.)

mp

2996 °C (lit.)

density

16.69 g/cm3 (lit.)

SMILES string

[Ta]

InChI

1S/Ta

InChI key

GUVRBAGPIYLISA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Tantalum powder, a semiconducting material, is used as a photocatalyst and shows high efficiency in the solar splitting of water. Its biocompatibility makes it useful in the development of medical devices and implants.


pictograms

Flame

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 1

Storage Class

4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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Tantalum-based semiconductors for solar water splitting
Zhang P, et al.
Chemical Society Reviews, 43(13), 4395-4422 (2014)
Hany A El-Sayed et al.
Nanoscale, 5(4), 1494-1498 (2013-01-23)
Ta oxide nanotubes (NTs) were formed by the anodization of Ta at 15 V in a solution of concentrated sulfuric acid containing 0.8-1.0 M hydrofluoric acid. To study the initial stages of NT formation, FESEM images of samples anodized for
Orbital ultrasound in the selective screening of a dural-cavernous sinus fistula.
Hamid Shokoohi et al.
European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine, 20(2), 137-139 (2013-02-26)