Tantalum

Tantalum: crystal structure

• Space group: Im-3m (Space group number: 229)
• Structure: bcc (body-centred cubic)
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 330.13 pm
  • b: 330.13 pm
  • c: 330.13 pm
  • α: 90.000°
  • β: 90.000°
  • γ: 90.000°

You may view the structure of tantalum:

• interactively (Jmol) or
• non-interactively

References

Y. Waseda, K. Hirata, and M. Ohtani, High Temp. High Pressures, 1975, 7, 221.

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