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Tantalum itself is not magnetic (does not generate the magnetic field); however, it is a paramagnetic material...meaning it will react to a magnetic field.
see Paramagnetic
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What are physical characteristics of tantalum?
As a metallurgist familiar with both tantalum and her sister metal niobium (they are usually found together), I can say that tantalum is the foundation of modern electrolytic capacitors (excluding the huge aluminum capacitors for power applications). It's unlikely that you'd be reading this now if tantalum didn't exist. Physical characteristics? It's kind of green. It's heavy (16.6 g/cc) . It's a getter, meaning it sucks up oxygen like a sponge. (This is why it makes good capacitors; tantalum pentoxide is a very good dielectric film -- but only if you know how to grow a smooth one.) A wonderful metal in some respects, diabolical in others.
Do magnets loose power?
yes, magnets slowly lose their power over time, in optimum conditions, this is about 1% every 10 years, but i have no idea of the rate of decay of the magnetic field in less than optimum conditions.
What is a good replacement for coltan?
That's tough, nobium and tantalum have such special characteristics that it isn't easy to find a replacement. Coltan is the colloquial African name for columbite - tantalite, a dull black, metallic ore from which the elements niobium (formerly "columbium") and tantalum are extracted.
The area around an object that is affected by the magnetism of that object is the?
A Magnetic Force
Is gold a magnetic or a non magnetic?
Gold is not magnetic.
What the latin name for tantalum?
Tantalum
Can tantalum be recycled?
Yes, tantalum can be recycled.
What are the elements in tantalum carbide?
Tantalum and carbon.
How may protons does tantalum have?
Tantalum has 73 protons.
What will a magnet do to tantalum?
Weakly attract it. Tantalum is paramagnetic.
Which would be larger an atom of technetium or an atom of tantalum?
Tantalum
What is tantalum is the mohs scale?
Tantalum is 6.5 on the Mohs scale,
What is the natural odor of tantalum?
It has no odor.
What element in 1800 had been thought to be identical to the element directly above it in the periodic table?
Tantalum (Ta)
Date tantalum was discovered?
tantalum was made 1802 by anders ekeberg
What is the oxidation number of Tantalum in Ta2O5?
+5 for Tantalum and -2 for oxygen
What does tantalum look like?
Tantalum is a silvery grey coulor its a ductile metal
