Tungsten


 * Element Name:** Tungsten


 * Element Symbol:** W


 * Atomic mass:** 184[[image:Tungsten.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 74


 * Protons:** 74


 * Electrons:** 74


 * Discovery:** Discovered in 1783 by Jose and Fausto Elhuyar.


 * How it was named:** Tungsten is from the Nordic(Swedish) term for "heavy stone".


 * State of Matter:** Solid


 * Melting Point:** 3422°C


 * Boiling Point:** 5555°C


 * Characteristics:** stell-gray metal, brittle and often hard to work unless pure, highest tensible strength(hard to break) among all metals, explosive


 * Uses:** Incandescent light bulb filament, x-ray tubes(as both the filament and the target), makes rings and watches, and is used in the military as bullets.


 * Interesting Facts:** Highest boiling point of all metals, and the second highest melting point of all elements behind Carbon.

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