Tantalum

Discovered

1802

Density

16 g/cm³

Melts

3011 °C

5452 °F
3284 °K

Boils

5447 °C

9837 °F
5720 °K

Show sources

University of Colorado Boulder

Harper College

PubChem (NIH.gov)

Contributed by collector no. 4

Vanadium group: olive-green tarnished Vanadium chunks, Niobium chunks, and Tantalum chunks

Contributed by collector no. 3

The Vanadium metal group: Vanadium , Niobium , and Tantalum

Contributed by collector no. 3

A small polished Tantalum bar. The bar is slightly curved, and shows a gorgeous pattern on its surface which is a window into the internal crystal growth of this sample.

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