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Tungsten
DOB
It was founded in 1783
By Juan José and Fausto Elhuyar, Spanish chemists and brothers
This is tungstens natural form
Tungsten is in light bulbs
Tungsten is most common in wedding bands
Physical Description
- Symbol--W
- Light gray or whitish metal
- solid at room temp, has a melting point of 3422°C and a boiling point of 5555°C
- Atomic number is 74 and atomic mass is 183.84
- Group 6, period 6 and it is in the transition metals
Relatives
- Chromium
- Molybdenum
- seaborgium
Last Seen
- In Jewelry (mostly in rings)
- In light bulbs
- In bullets
Alias
Swedish words tung sten mean "heavy stone"
Likely Whereabouts
- mineral wolframite ((Fe, Mn)WO4)
- tungsten trioxide (WO3)
- tungsten disulfide (WS2)
Other Info
- Also known as wolfram
- it is soft enough to be cut with a hacksaw and ductile enough to be drawn into wire
- can be brittle and hard to work with
- Highest melting point of all metallic elements
Reward
$360 per ounce of tungsten