I-Tantalum yikhemikhali enophawu u-Ta kunye nenombolo yeathomu engu-73. Yenziwe ngeeathom ze-tantalum ezineeproton ezingama-73 kwinucleus. I-Tantalum yintsimbi enqabileyo, eqinileyo, eluhlaza-greyi, ekhazimlayo ekwaziyo ukumelana nomhlwa. Ihlala idityaniswe nezinye izinyithi ukuphucula iimpawu zayo zoomatshini kwaye isetyenziswa kwizicelo ezahlukeneyo, kubandakanya i-electronics, i-aerospace kunye nezixhobo zonyango.

I-Tantalum ineempawu ezininzi zeekhemikhali eziphawulekayo:

1. Ukumelana nokutyiwa: I-Tantalum imelana nomhlwa kakhulu, iyenza ilungele ukusetyenziswa kwindawo enomhlwa efana nokusetyenzwa kweekhemikhali kunye nokufakelwa kwezonyango.

2. Indawo ephezulu yokunyibilika: I-Tantalum inendawo yokunyibilika ephezulu kakhulu, ngaphezulu kwe-3000 degrees Celsius, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ibe luncedo kwizicelo zobushushu obuphezulu.

3. I-inertness: I-Tantalum i-inert ngokwentelekiso, oku kuthetha ukuba ayisebenzi ngokulula kunye nezinye izinto okanye iikhompawundi phantsi kweemeko eziqhelekileyo.

4. Ukumelana ne-oxidation: I-Tantalum yenza umaleko we-oxide okhuselayo xa ubonakaliswe emoyeni, ukuqhubela phambili ukubonelela ukuchasana nokubola.

Ezi zakhiwo zenza i-tantalum ixabiseke kuluhlu olubanzi lwezicelo zoshishino kunye nezobugcisa.

I-Tantalum yenziwa ngeenkqubo ezahlukeneyo zejoloji. Ihlala ifumaneka kunye nezinye iiminerali, ezifana ne-columbite-tantalite (coltan), kwaye ihlala ikhutshwe njengemveliso yemigodi yezinye iintsimbi, ezifana ne-tin. I-Tantalum ifumaneka kwi-pegmatites, angamatye anqabileyo-grained igneous ahlala equlathe ukugxila okuphezulu kwezinto ezinqabileyo.

Ukwenziwa kweediphozithi ze-tantalum kubandakanya ukukhazimla kunye nokupholisa udaka kunye noxinzelelo olulandelayo lweeminerali ezine-tantalum ngokusebenzisa iinkqubo zejoloji ezifana nomsebenzi we-hydrothermal kunye nemozulu. Ngokuhamba kwexesha, ezi nkqubo zenza ii-ores ezityebileyo ze-tantalum ezinokugrunjwa kwaye zisetyenzwe ukuze zikhuphe i-tantalum kwiintlobo ngeentlobo zezicelo zoshishino kunye nezobugcisa.

I-Tantalum ayiyomagnetic ngokwendalo. Ithathwa njengento engeyiyo imagnetic kwaye inokufikelela kwimagnethi esezantsi. Le propathi yenza ukuba i-tantalum ibe luncedo kwizicelo apho kufuneka ukuziphatha okungeyo-magnetic, njengakwizinto zombane kunye nezixhobo zonyango.