Tantalum Pentoxide

Synopsis
Podcast in which Lars Öhrström reveals the hidden chemistry inside modern mobile phones and the reason why current models are so much slimmer than the brick-sized models from the 1980s. Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5) has replaced aluminium oxide in the capacitors, making them much smaller and lighter. [6 minutes]
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2014
Subjects
Chemistry
Keywords
chemical reactions; copper; mobile phones; nitric acid

Online availability

URI
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/09/tantalumvoxide-pentoxide-podcast
Price
free
Delivery
Streamed/Download

Credits

Contributor
Lars Öhrström

Distributor

Name

Royal Society of Chemistry

Web
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