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W Tungsten [|Melting point is 3695 K] [|Boiling point is 5828 K] [|Density is 19250 kg m-3] Atomic # - 74 Atomic Mass - 183.84 Electon Configuration - 1st-2 2nd-8 3rd-18 4th-32 5th-12 6th-2 Orbital Notation - ? [|**Tungsten**] [| was discovered by Fausto and Juan Jose de Elhuyar] [|In 1783 in spain] Found in a conjunction with other metals after mined it is crushed cleaned and treated with various alkalis to form tungsten trioxide. Which is heated and gives us pure tunsten with is a silver/grayish color. [|Physical- hard brittle solid, melting pt. is highest of any metal] [|Chemical-inactive metal, makes rust at 400° C] Found in meteorites, sea water, the sun, and the universe. Tungsten is used for light bulbs, alloy, and steel. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Something unusual is the meaning of the name tungsten is Nordic for "heavy stone".

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