niobium: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Nb • columbium • Cb

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A periodic table element box for niobium shows its atomic number 41, symbol Nb, atomic weight 92.90637, electron configuration, and name. Labeled icons indicate it is a solid transition metal with a body-centered cubic crystal structure and weakly acidic oxides.

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niobium processing tantalum chemical element transition metal hydrogen carbon sodium nitrogen sulfur phosphorus boron iodine fluorine zinc

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Charles Hatchett

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