Elements / 74
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Tungsten
Transition metal · d-block · ring P · spoke 6
Tungsten is element 74, a transition metal. It sits on ring P (period 6) on spoke 6. Follow that spoke toward the center and out again to find its chemical relatives.
Properties
| Density | 19.3 g/cm³8th densest of 99 | Terrain → |
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| Melting point | 3,695 K · 3,422 °CThe highest melting point of 97 | Terrain → |
| Boiling point | 6,203 K · 5,930 °CThe highest boiling point of 96 | Terrain → |
| Electronegativity | 2.36 | Terrain → |
| First ionization energy | 770 kJ/mol | Terrain → |
| Atomic weight | 183.841 u | Terrain → |
| Crustal abundance | 1.25 ppm | Terrain → |
| Discovered | 1781 | Terrain → |
Values from open reference data; see sources. "Terrain" opens that property as a 3D landscape across the whole spiral.
Two things you might not know
- In 1546 Agricola called its ore lupi spuma, wolf's froth, for the large amounts of tin it consumed.
- Its English name means heavy stone in Swedish; it has the highest melting point of all known elements.
Checked against en.wikipedia.org.
Spoke 6
Ring P (period 6)
Play with Tungsten
Watch it fly into its seat, or raise the whole spiral into a landscape and see where it peaks.