{"id":2571,"date":"2025-06-27T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/?p=2571"},"modified":"2025-06-29T16:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T11:14:51","slug":"tungsten-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/2025\/06\/27\/tungsten-w\/","title":{"rendered":"Tungsten (W)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd39 Basic Information<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Element Name<\/strong>: Tungsten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Discovered By<\/strong>: Carl Wilhelm Scheele (discovered its oxide), isolated by Jos\u00e9 and Fausto Elhuyar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Year of Discovery<\/strong>: 1783<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Category<\/strong>: Transition Metal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Group<\/strong>: 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State at Room Temperature<\/strong>: Solid (steel-gray metal) \u2699\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tungsten is famous for being the <strong>hardest metal<\/strong> with the <strong>highest melting point<\/strong> of all metals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd38 Chemical Properties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Chemical Symbol<\/strong>: W<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Atomic Number<\/strong>: 74<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Atomic Mass<\/strong>: ~183.84 u<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Valency<\/strong>: +6 (common), also +4, +5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electronic Configuration<\/strong>: [Xe] 4f\u00b9\u2074 5d\u2074 6s\u00b2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tungsten is very dense, strong, and resists corrosion and heat better than most metals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcd8 Basic Things to Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tungsten\u2019s key feature is its <strong>extremely high melting point (3422\u00b0C)<\/strong>, making it perfect for <strong>high-temperature uses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udd14 Interesting Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Also called <strong>\u201cwolfram\u201d<\/strong>, which is why its symbol is W \u2699\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has the <strong>highest melting point<\/strong> of any metal \u2014 hotter than lava! \ud83c\udf0b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tungsten filaments were used in old light bulbs before LEDs took over \ud83d\udca1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s so hard it\u2019s used for making cutting tools and armor-piercing bullets \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f\ud83d\udd2a<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tungsten wires can glow white-hot without melting \u2014 perfect for light bulbs and heating elements \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd27 Common Uses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Light Bulbs<\/strong>: Filaments in incandescent bulbs and some heating elements \ud83d\udca1\ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cutting Tools<\/strong>: Drill bits, saw blades, and industrial tools \u2699\ufe0f\ud83d\udd27<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Military<\/strong>: Armor-piercing ammunition and protective gear \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f\ud83d\udca5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electronics<\/strong>: Used in vacuum tubes and semiconductors \ud83d\udcbb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alloys<\/strong>: Added to steel and other metals for strength and heat resistance \u2699\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcda Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tungsten is a <strong>super-strong, heat-resistant metal<\/strong> that has been vital in lighting, tools, and defense. For students, it\u2019s a perfect example of how special properties make elements useful in everyday life and industry! \ud83d\udcaa\ud83d\udca1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd39 Basic Information Tungsten is famous for being the hardest metal with the highest melting point &hellip; <a title=\"Tungsten (W)\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/2025\/06\/27\/tungsten-w\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tungsten (W)<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[672],"tags":[656,652,653,661,647,643,648,670,666,664,662,650,651,645,660,663,655,646,657,659,658,665,642,644,668,669,667,649,671,654],"class_list":["post-2571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-periodic-table-for-students","tag-actinides","tag-alkali-metals","tag-alkaline-earth-metals","tag-atomic-mass","tag-atomic-number","tag-chemical-elements","tag-chemical-symbols","tag-chemistry-basics","tag-chemistry-study-guide","tag-electron-configuration","tag-electronegativity","tag-element-groups","tag-element-periods","tag-element-properties","tag-halogens","tag-ionization-energy","tag-lanthanides","tag-mendeleev-periodic-table","tag-metalloids","tag-noble-gases","tag-nonmetals","tag-oxidation-states","tag-periodic-table","tag-periodic-table-elements","tag-periodic-table-explained","tag-periodic-table-facts","tag-periodic-table-for-students","tag-periodic-trends","tag-science-education","tag-transition-metals"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/37.png?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2605,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571\/revisions\/2605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}