Tantalum is one of the rarely occurring transition metals. It is known for its ductile, graphite-grey, shiny appearance. Tantalum is mainly used for capacitors with high capacitance and small size. Since the metal is non-toxic and inert with regard to body fluids, it is also used for implants, such as bone nails. The chemical element was discovered in Sweden in 1802.

Since tantalum and niobium are always present together in the ores used to extract tantalum, they have to be separated to obtain the pure metals. This is complicated by the great similarity of the two elements.

Tantalum is a distinctly lilac-grey, steel-hard, high-melting heavy metal, which is similar to niobium in most of its properties. It is a base metal and reacts at high temperatures with most nonmetals, such as oxygen, halogens or carbon. The element is mainly used for very small capacitors with high capacitance. Since it is a non-toxic element and does not react with body tissue or fluids, elemental tantalum is used for medical implants and instruments.

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