{"id":3011,"date":"2022-05-01T08:09:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T08:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2022-05-01T08:09:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T08:09:47","slug":"niobium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/01\/niobium\/","title":{"rendered":"Niobium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Niobium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.byjus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/chemistry\/2017\/08\/29065548\/Niobium_Tile-300x300.png\" alt=\"Niobium\" class=\"wp-image-13023\" title=\"Niobium\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Symbol<\/td><td><strong>Nb<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Atomic Number<\/td><td><strong>41<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Atomic Mass<\/td><td><strong>92.906 g.mol -1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Discovered by<\/td><td><strong>Charles Hatchett in 1801<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chemical Properties of Niobium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Group<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>Melting point<\/td><td>2410 \u00b0C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Period<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>Boiling point<\/td><td>5100 \u00b0C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Block<\/td><td>d<\/td><td>Density (g cm\u22123)<\/td><td>8.57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Atomic number<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>Relative atomic mass<\/td><td>92.906<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>State at 20\u00b0C<\/td><td>Solid<\/td><td>Key isotopes<\/td><td><sup>93<\/sup>Nb<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Electron configuration<\/td><td>[Kr] 4d<sup>4&nbsp;<\/sup>5s<sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td>CAS number<\/td><td>7440-03-1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ChemSpider ID<\/td><td>22378<\/td><td>ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Niobium?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Niobium is a chemical element with atomic number 41 and represented with the symbol Nb in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/byjus.com\/periodic-table\/\">Periodic Table<\/a>.<\/li><li>It is a soft, ductile transition metal, which is resistant to corrosion due to the presence of oxide layer on its surface.<\/li><li>It is one of the most common elements found in the Earth\u2019s Crust. It is often found in the pyrochlore mineral.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Uses of Niobium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It is used in stainless steel alloys for cutting tools, nuclear reactors, jets, missiles, and welding rods.<\/li><li>It is used in the manufacturing of MRI scanners and NMR equipment.<\/li><li>Its alloys are used in making surgical implants.<\/li><li>It is used for the production of stainless steel and high-temperature resistant alloys.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Properties of Niobium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>At cryogenic temperatures, Niobium becomes a superconductor.<\/li><li>Niobium and its compounds are toxic to some extent.<\/li><li>When exposed to air at room temperature,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/byjus.com\/chemistry\/metal\/\">metal&nbsp;<\/a>takes on a bluish tinge for extended periods.<\/li><li>Niobium comprises of one stable isotope in the Earth\u2019s crust.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certain Facts About Niobium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In united states, the element was called columbium (symbol Cb) for about 100 years while it was called niobium in Europe.<\/li><li>There are around 18 known isotopes of niobium.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Niobium Symbol Nb Atomic Number 41 Atomic Mass 92.906 g.mol -1 Discovered by Charles Hatchett in 1801 Chemical Properties of Niobium Group 5 Melting point 2410 \u00b0C Period 5 Boiling point 5100 \u00b0C Block d Density (g cm\u22123) 8.57 Atomic number 41 Relative atomic mass 92.906 State at 20\u00b0C Solid Key isotopes 93Nb Electron configuration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3011"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3011\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}