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From Arsenic to Zirconium
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From Arsenic to Zirconium

by Peter Davern
April 2020
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
296 pages
5h 20m
English
No Starch Press
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NIOBIUM, Nb

CHILD OF TANTALUS

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Niobe, child of Tantalus, inspired soft Nb’s name,

GROUP 5 TRANSITION METAL

Niobium is a soft, grayish transition metal chemically similar to tantalum (see “Tantalum, Ta” on page 211). The two elements are found together in nature and difficult to separate. Niobium was named after Niobe, goddess of grief in Greek mythology and daughter of King Tantalus (after ...

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ISBN: 9781098122669