Tantalum pentoxide

Tantalum pentoxide
Names
IUPAC name
Tantalum(V) oxide
Systematic IUPAC name
Ditantalum pentaoxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/5O.2Ta
  • O=[Ta](=O)O[Ta](=O)=O
Properties
Ta2O5
Molar mass 441.893 g/mol
Appearance white, odorless powder
Density β-Ta2O5 = 8.18 g/cm3[1]
α-Ta2O5 = 8.37 g/cm3
Melting point 1,872 °C (3,402 °F; 2,145 K)
negligible
Solubility insoluble in organic solvents and most mineral acids, reacts with HF
Band gap 3.8–5.3 eV
−32.0×10−6 cm3/mol
2.275
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tantalum pentoxide, also known as tantalum(V) oxide, is the inorganic compound with the formula Ta
2
O
5
. It is a white solid that is insoluble in all solvents but is attacked by strong bases and hydrofluoric acid. Ta
2
O
5
is an inert material with a high refractive index and low absorption (i.e. colourless), which makes it useful for coatings.[2] It is also extensively used in the production of capacitors, due to its high dielectric constant.

  1. ^ Reisman, Arnold; Holtzberg, Frederic; Berkenblit, Melvin; Berry, Margaret (20 September 1956). "Reactions of the Group VB Pentoxides with Alkali Oxides and Carbonates. III. Thermal and X-Ray Phase Diagrams of the System K2O or K2CO3 with Ta2O5". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 78 (18): 4514–4520. doi:10.1021/ja01599a003.
  2. ^ Fairbrother, Frederick (1967). The Chemistry of Niobium and Tantalum. New York: Elsevier Publishing Company. pp. 1–28. ISBN 978-0-444-40205-9.

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