TUNGSTEN

PERIODIC TABLE

• Atomic mass: 183.84
• Boiling point 10,030 degrees farenhite
• Melting point:6,191 degrees farenhite.
• Normal phase: solid
• Metal

HISTORY

• Discovered in 1781
• Discovered by jose and fausto Elhuyar

USES

• Darts
• Mens wedding rings
• Often used to weld
• Drill bits
• Thin wires

LANGUAGES

• Known as walfram which is a german name
• Comes from the swedish laungage heavy stone

WARNINGS!

• Radio active which can cause cancer

SOURCES

• http://www.mineralseducationcoalition.org/minerals/tungsten
• http://www.mi-techmetals.com/history-tungsten.ht
• http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/ksms/PeriodicTable/tungsten.htm
• tungsten google search
• Whitmire, KH 2014, 'Tungsten' , World Book Student, World Book, Chicago, viewed 28 October 2014

WHY MIGHT YOU WANT TUNGSTEN

• Cheaper than gold or silver
• Phones =conducters
• Houses= saws
• Atomic number 74
• Symbol -W