Tantalum 
macroscopically  
entangles
Janet Kuypers 
12/15/21 (Twitter-length Periodic Table poem 
for element #73, Tantalum (Ta), used in layers 
of Tantalum sulfide and Tantalum disulfide (TaS2) 
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We need rare earth elements 
in electronics, & China hoards it— 
so, researchers use transitional Tantalum 
(atomically thin in sulfides & disulfides) 
to make islands in 2 layers. 
Tantalum macroscopically entangles, 
making heavy fermion materials 
perfect 4 all our electronic gizmos. 
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