41

Nb

Niobium

92.906

Transition Metal
Solid

Discovery

Hatchet, Charles (1801)

Etymology

Greek

Meaning

Snowy

Electron configuration

Electron configuration

Crystal structure

Crystal structure

Body-centered cubic

Physical Properties

Phase

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

Solid

Melting point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

2468.0 °C

2741.15 K

Boiling point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

4377.0 °C

4650.15 K

Density

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

8.57 g/cm3

Electronegativity

1.60