I-Tantalum iyingxenye yensimbi.Itholakala kakhulu ku-tantalite futhi ihlangana ne-niobium.I-Tantalum inobulukhuni obumaphakathi kanye ne-ductility.Ingadonswa ibe imicu ukwenza ama-foil amancane.I-coefficient yayo yokwandisa okushisayo incane kakhulu.Izakhiwo zamakhemikhali ezinhle kakhulu, ukumelana nokugqwala okuphezulu, kungasetshenziswa ukwenza imikhumbi ehwamukayo, njll., ingasetshenziswa futhi njengama-electrode, i-electrolysis, ama-capacitor kanye nama-rectifiers amashubhu kagesi.