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Tungsten Overview
Symbol
W (Tungsten)Description
Hard, steel-gray to white metal. Highest melting point of all metals.
Name Origin
Swedish: tung sten (heavy stone): symbol from its German name wolfram.
Discovery
Discovered By: Fausto and Juan José de Elhuyar
Year: 1783
Location: Spain
Sources
Occurs in the minerals scheelite (CaWO4) and wolframite [(Fe,Mn)WO4].
Uses
Made into filaments for vacuum tubes and electric lights. Also as contact points in cars. Combined with calcium or magnesium it makes phosphors. Tungsten carbide is extremely hard and is used for making cutting tools and abrasives.
State at 20 °C
Solid
Atomic Number
74Learn more about the atomic number.
Atomic Mass
183,84
Learn more about the atomic mass.
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