W - Tungsten - periodic table of the elements

Wolfram, also known as tungsten, is used for lightbulb filiments. Discovered by Swedish pharmacist Karl Scheele in 1781. Spanish chemists and brothers Don Fausto, and Don Juan del Huyar extracted the pure metal from another mineral, wolframite in 1873.

Atomic number	-	74		Density	g/mL	19	.3
Atomic weight	u	183	.85	Melting point	K	3680
Bonding radius	A	1	.3	Boiling point	K	5828
Atomic radius	A	2	.02	Heat of vaporization	kJ/mol	824
Ionization Potential	V	7	.98	Heat of fusion	kJ/mol	35	.4
Electronegativity	-	2	.36	Specific heat	J/gK	0	.13
The oxide is mildly acidic.				Crystal are body centered cubic.
Electron configuration: [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d⁴ 6s²

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H He

Li Be B C N O F Ne

Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar

K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr

Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe

Cs Ba La * Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn

Fr Ra Ac ** Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt 110 111 112 113

Lanthanides* Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu

Actinides ** Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr