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Tantalum is a transition metal in Group 5 of the periodic table.

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Mass Number: 180
Natural Abundance: 0.01201%

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Tantalum is rarely found in uncombined in nature, but in mineral columbite-tantalite, which includes other metals including hiobium.

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https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele073.html

https://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/ta.htm

http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/73/tantalum

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Tantalum is very useful in our world today. Without it we may not have things such as airplanes, nuclear power plants, and missles. We may not even have certain surgical tools that are required in the O.R. to help save lives.

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Tantalum is classified as a metal.

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Tantalum is found in Australia, Brazil, Mozambique, Thailand, Portugal, Nigeria, Zaire, Sweden, and Canada.

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Tantalum's Atomic Mass, Atomic Number, And Symbol

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Tantalum's Atomic Mass, Atomic Number, And Symbol

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Atomic Mass: 181

Atomic Number: 73

Symbol: Ta

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Tantalum is used for things such as chemical plants, nuclear power plants, airplanes, and missles. Tantalum is also used in surgical tools, due to the fact that the human body has no reaction to it. It is used for artificial joints, and for cranial plates.

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Tantalum boils at the temperature of 9,854 degrees fahrenheit.

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Tantalum's Melting Point, Boiling Point, Density, And Abundance in Earth's Crust

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Tantalum's Melting Point, Boiling Point, Density, And Abundance in Earth's Crust

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Tantalum melts at the extremely high temperature of 5,468 degrees fahrenheit.

Tantalum boils at the temperature of 9,854 degrees fahrenheit.

Tantalum has a density of 16.4 grams per cubic centimeter.

Tantalum's abundance is Earth's crust 0.00017%.

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Tantalum was discovered in minerals obtained in Ytterby, Sweden, by Anders Gustaf Ekenberg in 1802.

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Tantalum's name was derived from the father of Niobe in Greek mythology, Tantalus.