Tungsten

 Tungsten

Chemical element

Description

Tungsten is a chemical element; it has symbol W and atomic number 74. It is a rare metal found naturally on Earth almost exclusively as compounds with other elements. It was identified as a distinct element in 1781 and first isolated as a metal in 1783. 

Symbol: W

Melting point: 3,422 °C

Atomic number: 74

Atomic mass: 183.84 u

Discoverers: Juan José Elhuyar, Fausto Elhuyar

Boiling point: 5,555 °C

Discovered: 1783