General Information
| Symbol: | W |
| Atomic Number: | 74 |
| Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass) | 183.84 |
| Group: | 6 (chromium family) |
| VIA (Old IUPAC), VIB (CAS) |
| Period: | 6 |
| Block: | d |
Physical Properties
| Density: | 19.3 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Volume: | 9.53 cm2/mole |
| Atomic Radius: | 1.41 angstroms |
| Covalent Radius: | pm |
| Radioactive: | No |
States
| Melting Point: | 3410.0 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 5660.0 °C |
| Heat Of Fusion: | 35.4 kJ/mole |
| Heat Of Vaporization: | 422.58 kJ/mole |
Energy
| Electronegativity: | 2.4 (Pauling Scale) |
| Electron Affinity: | -80 kJ/mol |
| 1st Ionization Energy: | 770 kJ/mol |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 0.13 J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 174.0 W·m−1·K−1 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | +6,4 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 8 18 32 12 2 |
| Electron Configuration: | [Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d4 6s2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 5p6 4f14 5d4 6s2 |
History
| Discovered In: | 1783 |
| Discovered By: | Fausto and Juan Jose de Elhuyar |
| Discovered At: | Spain |
| Word Origin: | From the Swedish words "tung sten" meaning "heavy stone" (the origin of the symbol W is "wolfram ", named after the tungsten mineral wolframite) |
Translations
| English | Tungsten |
| Deutsch | Wolfram |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Wolfram |
| Nederlands | Wolfraam |
| Afrikaans | Wolfraam |
| Frysk | Wolfraam |
| Dansk | Wolfram |
| Svenska | Volfram |
| Norsk | Wolfram |
| Íslenska | Þungsteinn or Volfram |
| Føroysk | Wolfram |
| Latin | Wolframium |
| Français | Tungstène |
| Español | Wolframio or Tungsteno |
| Catalana | Tungstè |
| Occitana | Tungstèn |
| Português | Tungsténio |
| Galego | Volframio |
| Italiano | Tungsteno |
| Furlan | Tungsten, Volframi |
| Român | Wolfram (ro²: Tungsten) |
| Moldavian | Wolfram (ro²: Tungsten) |
| Armãneashte | Wolframu |
| Русский | Вольфрам |
| Українска | Вольфрам |
| by | Вальфрам |
| Polska | Wolfram |
| Kaszëbsczi | Wòlfram |
| Čech | Wolfram (Težík †) |
| Slovenský | Wolfram |
| Slovenščina | Volfram |
| Hrvatska | Volfram |
| Српски | Волфрам |
| Bosnian | Volfram |
| Македонски | Волфрам |
| Български | Волфрам |
| Lietuviškai | Volframas |
| Lao | Volframs |
| Sudovian | Vālframas |
| Cymraeg | Twngsten |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Tungstan |
| Gàidhlig na h | Tungstan |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Tungsten |
| Cornish | Tungsten |
| Brezhoneg | Tungsten |
| Ελληνική | Βολjραμιο |
| Shqip | Volfram |
| Ossetian | Вольфрам |
| Euskera | Wolframioa |
| Georgian | ვოლფრამი |
| Suomi | Volframi |
| Eesti | Volfram |
| Magyar | Volfrám |
| Türkçe | Volfram |
| Kazakh | Вольфрам |
| Uzbek | Вольфрам |
| Tajik | Vol'fram |
| Mongolian | Вольфрам, Гянт, Хөглөгч |
| 日本語 | タングステン [tangusuten] |
| 中国话 | 鎢 |
| ไทย | ทังสเตน (วุลแฟรม) |
| Vietnamese | Vonfam |
| Bahasa Melayu | Wolfram |
| العربيه | تنجستين |
| Il-Malti | Tangstinn |
| עברית | טונגסטן |
| Esperanto | Volframo |
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