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| Q | What is tantalum used for? |
| A | Tantalum metal is mainly used in electronics, to make a part called a capacitor. It allows the capacitors to be very small and is ideal for high technology uses including digital cameras and video cameras, mobile phones and PDAs, laptops and DVD viewers, and data storage devices. These capacitors are also in car electronics such as anti-lock braking (ABS), wheel traction control,airbag inflation, engine management and fuel economy. Medical uses include heart pacemakers, implanted auto-defibrillators and hearing aids. |
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