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| Date of Discovery: |
1783 |
| Discoverer: |
Fausto and Juan Jose de Elhuyar |
| Name Origin: |
From the Swedish words tung sten (heavy stone) |
| Uses: |
used widely in electronics industry |
| Obtained From: |
scheelite, wolframite |
| Atomic Number: |
74 |
| Atomic Mass: |
183.84 amu |
| Melting Point: |
3410.0 °C (3683.15 K, 6170.0 °F) |
| Boiling Point: |
5660.0 °C (5933.15 K, 10220.0 °F) |
| Crystal Structure: |
Cubic |
| Density @ 293 K: |
19.3 g/cm3 |
| Color: |
Silver |
| Isotope |
W-180 |
W-181 |
W-182 |
W-183 |
W-184 |
W-185 |
W-185m |
W-186 |
W-187 |
W-188 |
| Half Life |
Stable |
121.2 days |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
74.8 days |
1.6 minutes |
Stable |
23.9 hours |
69.4 days |
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