List of Tantalum Isotopes and Tantalum Applications:

Tantalum-180 isotope (Ta-180 isotope, 180Ta isotope)

  • TANTALUM-180 isotope is used for research in nuclear physics;

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Tantalum-181 isotope (Ta-181 isotope, 181Ta isotope)

  • TANTALUM-181 isotope is used for in medical generation of Tungsten-183m (W-183m isotope, 183mW isotope) radionuclide (radioisotope);

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Properties of Tantalum Isotopes:

Properties of Tantalum Isotopes:TANTALUM-180TANTALUM-181
Natural Abundance (%)0.0120199.988
Atomic Mass (Da)179.9474648180.9479958
Relative Isotopic Mass179.9474648180.9479958
Neutron Number (N)107108
Atomic Number (Z)7373
Mass Number (A)180181
Nucleon Number (A)180181
Proton Number (Z)7373
Half-life9.308E-04Stable
Spin13.5
Quadrupole Moment03.17
g-factor (g value)00.67729
Group55
Period66
Electron Configuration Blockdd
Melting Point (K)32903290
Boiling Point (K)57315731
Specific Heat0.140.14
Heat of Formation782782
Thermal Conductivity57.557.5
Dipole Polarizability 7474
Electron Affinity (kJ/mole)0.3230.323
Electronegativity (Pauling scale)1.51.5
Atomic Radius (pm)146b146b
Covalent Radius (pm)145145
VDW Radius (pm)243243
Lattice Constant3.313.31
Crystal StructureBCC (α-Ta) / TET (β-Ta)BCC (α-Ta) / TET (β-Ta)
Jmol color#4da6ff#4da6ff

Tantalum Information

Tantalum is a hard blue-grey metallic transition element. Totally there are 36 isotopes of tantalum. It has 2 natural isotopes - Ta-181 and Ta-180m. Ta-181 is a stable isotope, and Ta-180m is a stable isomer and it is the only naturally occurring one. Tantalum is used in surgery as it is unreactive. This element forms a protective oxide layer in air. Tantalum was identified by Ekeberg in 1802 and was isolated by Jons J. Berzelius in 1820.

Tantalum is used often as an economical substitute for platinum. Tantalum pentoxide is used in capacitors and in camera lenses to increase refracting power. It and its alloys are corrosion and wear resistant so it is used to make surgical and dental tools.

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