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TANTALUM [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A rather brittle, lustrous, hard, heavy, gray metallic element in group V of the periodic system which occurs in various rare minerals (principally in columbite-tantalite) and which is used for corrosion-resisting laboratory apparatus and in the manufacture of electronic equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Élément métallique de numéro atomique 73, de masse atomique 180,88, très réfractaire (sa température de fusion voisinant 3000 °C), d'aspect analogue à celui de l'argent ou du platine mais légèrement bleuté, d'une grande densité (16,6).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Elemento de número atómico 73. Polvo negro o metal coloreado. Inflamable en forma de polvo.

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