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a grey, heavy, and very hard metal. Tantalum is used to make a variety of alloys a high melting point and high strength. Tantalum is completely immune to body liquids and is a non-irritating material. The element is named after Tantalus, in Greek mythology the father of Niobe. One use of Tantalum is in making medical skull plates.
