tantalic acid

American

noun

Chemistry.

an acid, HTaO 3 , that forms complex salts or tantalates.

tantalic acid British

noun

a white gelatinous substance produced by hydrolysis of tantalic halides. It dissolves in strong bases to give tantalates

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Etymology

Origin of tantalic acid

First recorded in 1835–45

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Niobic Acid, Ni2O3 in the oxidizing flame.Behaves in a similar manner to tantalic acid, but the glass requires a very large dose of the acid to render it opaque under an intermittent flame.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

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