Tungsten (W), element 74 – Learn Acer periodic table

Tungsten

Transition metal, atomic number 74.

Tungsten, also known as wolfram, is a chemical element with symbol W and atomic number 74. The word tungsten comes from the Swedish language tung sten, which directly translates to heavy stone. Its name in Swedish is volfram, however, in order to distinguish it from scheelite, which in Swedish is alternatively named tungsten.

Facts

Symbol W. Atomic mass 183.841 u. Group 6, period 6. Electron configuration [Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2. Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 12, 2. State at room temperature: Solid. Melting point 3421.8 °C, boiling point 5929.9 °C. Discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele.

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