tantalum

• Formula: Ta
• Molecular weight: 180.94788
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Ta Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GUVRBAGPIYLISA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7440-25-7
• Chemical structure:
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess

View reactions leading to Ta⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled by: Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Clustering reactions

Ta⁺ +  = (Ta⁺ • )

By formula: Ta⁺ + Ta = (Ta⁺ • Ta)

Enthalpy of reaction

(Ta⁺ • ) +  = (Ta⁺ • 2)

By formula: (Ta⁺ • Ta) + Ta = (Ta⁺ • 2Ta)

Enthalpy of reaction

(Ta⁺ • 2) +  = (Ta⁺ • 3)

By formula: (Ta⁺ • 2Ta) + Ta = (Ta⁺ • 3Ta)

Enthalpy of reaction

References

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Feigerle, Corderman, et al., 1981
Feigerle, C.S.; Corderman, R.R.; Bobashev, S.V.; Lineberger, W.C., Binding Energies and Structure of Transition Metal Negative Ions, J. Chem. Phys., 1981, 74, 3, 1580, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.441289 . [all data]

Lide, 1992
Lide, D.R. (Editor), Ionization potentials of atoms and atomic ions in Handbook of Chem. and Phys., 1992, 10-211. [all data]

Rauh and Ackermann, 1979
Rauh, E.G.; Ackermann, R.J., The first ionization potentials of the transition metals, J. Chem. Phys., 1979, 70, 1004. [all data]

Moore, 1970
Moore, C.E., Ionization potentials and ionization limits derived from the analyses of optical spectra, Natl. Stand. Ref. Data Ser., (U.S. Natl. Bur. Stand.), 1970, 34, 1. [all data]

Armentrout and Kickel, 1994
Armentrout, P.B.; Kickel, B.L., Gas Phase Thermochemistry of Transition Metal Ligand Systems: Reassessment of Values and Periodic Trends, in Organometallic Ion Chemistry, B. S. Freiser, ed, 1994. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  T	Temperature
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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