Chemical Symbol W (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the W element?

The answer is Tungsten, whose symbol is W, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Tungsten Overview

Chemical Symbol

W (Tungsten)

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

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.

Sources

Occurs in the minerals scheelite (CaWO4) and wolframite [(Fe,Mn)WO4].

Atomic Number

74

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

183,84

Discovery

Discovered By: Fausto and Juan José de Elhuyar

Year: 1783

Location: Spain

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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