73
Ta
180.95

Tantalum

Element density: 16.65 g/cm3
Electron configuration:

[Xe]4f145d36s2

Oxidation states: +5

Major edges

What are these symbols?
L39881
M41793
M51735
O245
O336

Minor edges

L111682
L211136
M12708
M22469
M32194
N1566
N2465
N3405
N4241
N5229
O171

Considerations

The M4,5-edge overlaps with Si K-edge and the M-edges of Hf and W. Use MLLS fitting or model based EELS to separate these edges.

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