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Paul Morgan PHYSICS PRESENTATION The Amazing uses of Tantalum: Tantalum is a chemical element in the periodic table as the symbol Ta and atomic number 73. (Web1) It is one of the many metals that is found in the transition elements, but unlike most of the traditional elements you rarely hear of the metal tantalum, Here then is a presentation of this obscure metal tantalum. Tantalum is a shiny silvery blue coloured metal which is heavy dense and malleable when pure (CD) Three of the main properties of tantalum are: * It is ductile * It is an extremely good conductor of heat and electricity * It is highly corrosive resistant. At 150º C tantalum is almost completely immune to chemical attacks and can only be attacked by hydrofluoric acid, acidic solutions containing the fluoride ion and free sulphur trioxide. (Web 2) History: Tantalum was found in Sweden in 1802 by Anders Ekeberg and was named after a...

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