Tantalus has an element named after him as well; tantalum which falls directly below niobium in the periodic table. Niobe had a fairly hard time of it. She was foolish enough to suggest that rather ...

Niobium is a metal in groupVB of the periodic table with atomic number 41, an atomic weight of 92.91, and a density of 8.4 Mg/m 3. Its melting point is 2468 C, and it boils at 3300 C. The electronic ...

Both are rare earth elements. Tantalum now sits below niobium in the periodic table. It has an atomic number of 73, and an atomic weight of just under 181. It always takes a valence of 5, so, for ...