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Information on Tungsten. Name: Tungsten Symbol: W Atomic Number: 74 Atomic Mass: 183.84 Melting Point: 3410.0 C Boiling Point: 5660.0 C Number of Protons/Electrons: 74 Number of Neutrons: 110 Color: Silver Number of Energy Levels: 6First Energy Level: 2Second Energy Level: 8Third E
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1. Tungsten
By: Michelle Smith
2. Information on Tungsten
Name: Tungsten
Symbol: W
Atomic Number: 74
Atomic Mass: 183.84
Melting Point: 3410.0 °C
Boiling Point: 5660.0 °C
Number of Protons/Electrons: 74
Number of Neutrons: 110
Color: Silver
Number of Energy Levels: 6
First Energy Level: 2
Second Energy Level: 8
Third Energy Level: 18
Fourth Energy Level: 32
Fifth Energy Level: 12
Sixth Energy Level: 2
3. Facts on Tungsten Date of Discovery: 1783
Discoverer: Fausto and Juan Jose de Elhuyar
Name Origin: From the Swedish words tungsten (heavy stone)
Symbol Origin: From wolfram (its German name)
Uses: Used widely in electronics industry
The word tungsten means "heavy stone" in Swedish
The chemical symbol for tungsten is W which stands for Wolfram
The name came from medieval German smelters.
Tungsten is a greyish-white lustrous metal.
Tungsten has the highest melting point and lowest vapor pressure of all metals
4. Pictures Here are some pictures from the internet of Tungsten.
5. Song(tune to Skidamirink)
6. Resources http://chemistry.about.com/library/blper5.htm
http://www.chemicalelements.com/index.html
http://chemistry.allinfoabout.com/periodic/periodictable.html
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/elements/periodic-table/uses.html
http://www.chemicool.com/
http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/pertable_fla.htm