Tantalum is a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant. It has a density of 17.6 grams per cubic centimeter and a molecular weight of 185.23 g/mol. What is the atomic radius of Ta if it adopts the body centered cubic unit structure? Express answer in scientific notation (e.g. 3.47e-23).

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Tantalum is a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant. It has a density of 17.6 grams per cubic centimeter and a molecular weight of 185.23 g/mol. What is the atomic radius of Ta if it adopts the body centered cubic unit structure? Express answer in scientific notation (e.g. 3.47e-23).

 

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