A metal that shrugs off almost every acid and is biocompatible enough for surgical implants.
- Atomic number
- 73
- Atomic mass
- 180.948 u
- Phase
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d³ 6s²
- Melting point
- 3,290 K · 3,016.9 °C
- Boiling point
- 5,731 K · 5,457.9 °C
- Density
- 16.69 g/cm³
- Electronegativity
- 1.5
- Period / Group
- 6 / 5
- Discovery year
- 1802