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Translation for 'Niobium' from English to Dutch

niobium <Nb>

niobium {het} <Nb>chem.

columbium {het} <Nb>chem.

• niobium {het} <Nb> = niobium <Nb>

• The most important is Niobium, which is extracted from open pits and transformed into ferro niobium See Angloamerican which is used in the airplane industry.
• Niobium-92, along with niobium-94, has been detected in refined samples of terrestrial niobium and may originate from bombardment by cosmic ray muons in Earth's crust.
• Niobium is a metal resembling titanium, but it is softer and heavier.
• When heated to over 600 °C niobium trichloride disproportionates to niobium metal and niobium pentachloride.
• Niobium carbonyls supported by Cp ligands can be prepared at various oxidation states of Nb and serve as useful precursors in niobium carbonyl chemistry.

• Small amounts of niobium are added to stainless steel to improve its quality. Niobium alloys are also used in rocket nozzles because of niobium's high corrosion resistance.
• Niobium and some niobium alloys are physiologically inert and hypoallergenic.
• It has not been as widely used for superconductive applications as niobium–tin or niobium–titanium.