Chemical Formula: TaS2
Catalog Number: ST0286
CAS Number: 12143-72-5
Purity: >99.9%
Shape: Discs, Plates, Column Targets, Step Targets, Custom-made
Sulfur, also called sulphur, is a chemical element originated from Either from the Sanskrit ‘sulvere’, or the Latin ‘sulfurium’, both names for sulfur. It was early used before 2000 BC and discovered by Chinese and Indians. “S” is the canonical chemical symbol of sulfur. Its atomic number in the periodic table of elements is 16 with location at Period 3 and Group 16, belonging to the p-block. The relative atomic mass of sulfur is 32.065(5) Dalton, the number in the brackets indicating the uncertainty.
Tantalum is a chemical element originated from King Tantalus, father of Niobe from Greek mythology. It was first mentioned in 1802 and observed by G. Ekeberg. “Ta” is the canonical chemical symbol of tantalum. Its atomic number in the periodic table of elements is 73 with location at Period 6 and Group 5, belonging to the d-block. The relative atomic mass of tantalum is 180.94788(2) Dalton, the number in the brackets indicating the uncertainty.