Tungsten
Fausto and Juan José de Elhuyar are credited with the discovery of tungsten in 1783.
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The word tungsten means "heavy stone" in Swedish. The chemical symbol for tungsten is W which stands for wolfram. The name came from medieval German smelters who found that tin ores containing tungsten had a much lower yield. ... Properties of Tungsten...
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Chemical Properties of Tungsten ... Comprehensive data on the chemical element Tungsten is provided on this page; including scores of properties, element names in many languages, most known nuclides of Tungsten. Common chemical compounds are also provided for many elements.
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These metals have very similar physical and chemical properties. One of tungsten's unusual properties is its very high melting point of 3410°C (6170°F). ...
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The Element Tungsten - Basic Physical and Historical Information ... From the Swedish words tung sten, which mean "heavy stone." Tungsten's chemical symbol comes from its eariler, Germanic name, Wolfram. The name Wolfram comes from the mineral wolframite, in which it was discovered.
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Brief description: pure tungsten is a steel-gray to tin-white metal. Tungsten has the highest melting point and lowest vapour pressure of all metals, and at temperatures over 1650°C has the highest tensile strength. ... Element properties...
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Name; Wolfram in China(see map); Our Tungsten Production Process; Physical Properties; Chemical Properties ... other salts of tungsten are used in the chemical and tanning industries.Tungsten disulfide is a dry, high-temperature lubricant, stable to 500C. Tungsten bronzes and other tungsten compounds are used in paints...
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Get periodic table facts on the chemical and physical properties of the element tungsten or wolfram. ... Chemical & Physical Properties of Tungsten...
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