Tantalum - ₇₃Ta: crystal structures

• Space group: Im-3m
• Space group number: 229
• Structure: bcc (body-centred cubic)
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 330.13 pm
  • b: 330.13 pm
  • c: 330.13 pm
  • α: 90.000°
  • β: 90.000°
  • γ: 90.000°

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References

Y. Waseda, K. Hirata, and M. Ohtani, High Temp. High Pressures, 1975, 7, 221.