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Tantalum - Periodic Table of Videos

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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This video is about tantalum, an element not commonly heard of, but is in everyone's cell phone.


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For all the basics about tantalum, check out the Visual Elements Periodic Table.
For amazing photos and facts about tantalum, check out The Elements by Theodore Gray.
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The demand for tantalum has increased with the use of mobile phones, to such an extent that the extraction of tantalum (generally from the mineral coltan) has caused wars in central Africa.
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We saw that tantalum can be found in our pockets, as it is a component of mobile phones.
Which elements have you currently got in your pockets?
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