TUNGSTEN

TUNGSTEN FACTS

• Atomic Number 74
• Atomic Mass 183.84
• Density: 19.3 grams per cubic meter

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

• Metal
• Solid
• Grayish white

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

• Boiling point 10031 F
• Melting point 6192 F
• Part of the transition metals group

TUNGSTEN FUN FACTs

• Derives from Latin-Wolfram
• Discovered by Scheele in 1783
• Used in the filaments of lightbulbs

MORE FUN FACTS

• Means "heavy stone"
• Found in the minerals wolframite, scheelite, huebnertie
• 75% of the worlds Tungsten resources are found in China
• Costs around $50 per pound

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CREDITS

• http://www.autumntradingco.com/kevinjohn/facts/
• http://www.livescience.com/38997-facts-about-tungsten.html
• http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/ksms/PeriodicTable/tungsten.html

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