Tungsten
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | W |
| Atomic Weight | 183.85 g/mol |
| Element Number | 74 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1783 |
| Discoverer | Elhuyar |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 6, 5,4,3,2 |
| Boiling Point | 5825 K |
| Melting Point | 3695 K |
| Density | 19.3 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Xe]4f14,5d4,6s2 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Acidic |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic, body centered |
| Electronegativity | 2.36 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 422.58 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 35.40 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 18.2 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 174 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.13 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 7.89 |
| Atomic Volume | 9.53 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.41 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.30 Å |
| Synthetic | No |