73Ta180.947

Tantale

Transition metalsBlock dPeriod 6Group 5solid at 20 °C
Configuration :[Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d³ 6s²
Atomic mass :180.94788 u
English :Tantalum
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Modèle de Bohr · pédagogique

Electron configuration

Full[Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d³ 6s²
Short[Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d³ 6s²
Valence electrons5
KLMNOPQ shells
K2
L8
M18
N32
O11
P2

Electronegativity

Pauling1.5
Allen
Mulliken (eV)

Atomic radii

Empirical145 pm
Calculated200 pm
Covalent170 pm
Van der Waals
Ionic radii (Shannon-Prewitt)
+564 pm

Successive ionisation energies

I₁761 kJ/mol
I₂1500 kJ/mol
Electron affinity31 kJ/mol

Oxidation states

-3-10+1+2+3+4+5
Bold states = most common.
Period 6Block dIUPAC Group 5Family Transition metals
Sources : NIST Atomic Weights & Isotopic Compositions, IUPAC Recommendations, CODATA. Methodology