Tantalum
Ta180.9479 g/mol Calculated
Also called Trabecular Metal.
A metal so corrosion-proof that it goes into surgical implants, and so good at holding charge in a thin oxide film that it fills the capacitors of phones and laptops. Element 73.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / Wikidata
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
Where you encounter it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product. Tantalum on our curated lists.
Household
Batteries and electronicsAdded by the maker
Sources and notes
- Our curated lists and their amountsfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach amount is an editorial figure from our food and drink lists, not a measurement of any one product.
- How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- Ta
- Molecular weight
- 180.9479 g/mol
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem
Danger Flammable pictogram (GHS02); hazard statements H228, H252
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Element & material
- Family
- Chemical elements
- Product lists
- Batteries and electronics
- Hazard classes
- Flammable, GHS Danger
SMILES
[Ta]PubChem CID 23956 · Wikidata Q1123 · InChIKey GUVRBAGPIYLISA-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed
Questions
- What is Tantalum?
- A metal so corrosion-proof that it goes into surgical implants, and so good at holding charge in a thin oxide film that it fills the capacitors of phones and laptops. Element 73.
- Where is Tantalum found?
- Tantalum is in these product groups: batteries and electronics. from source
- How toxic is Tantalum?
- Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictogram Flammable. from source
- What kind of molecule is Tantalum?
- Tantalum has the formula Ta and a molecular weight of 180.948 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
- ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09