Niobium
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| Property |
Value |
| Atomic Number |
41 |
| Element |
Niobium |
| Symbol |
Nb |
| Atomic Mass |
92.906 u |
| Number of Neutrons |
52 (most common isotope, Niobium-93) |
| Number of Protons |
41 |
| Number of Electrons |
41 |
| Period |
5 |
| Group |
5 |
| Phase |
Solid |
| Radioactive |
No |
| Natural |
Yes |
| Metal |
Yes |
| Nonmetal |
No |
| Metalloid |
No |
| Type |
Transition Metal |
| Atomic Radius |
198 pm |
| Electronegativity |
1.60 (Pauling scale) |
| First Ionization Energy |
6.759 eV |
| Density |
8.57 g/cm³ |
| Melting Point |
2477 °C |
| Boiling Point |
4744 °C |
| Number of Isotopes |
1 stable (Niobium-93) |
| Discoverer |
Charles Hatchett |
| Year |
1801 |
| Specific Heat |
0.265 J/g·K |
| Number of Shells |
5 |
| Number of Valence Electrons |
5 |