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There is no Latin term for Tungsten because it wasn't discovered until the late 18th century.
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Why is tungsten W?
Tungsten is called "Wolfram" in German, and the "W" symbol comes from the German name of the element. wolframium is the latin term
What is tungsten's texture?
Tungsten is called "Wolfram" in German, and the "W" symbol comes from the German name of the element. wolframium is the latin term
Tungsten's latin name?
the latin word for tungsten is Wolfram
Latin name for tungsten?
Wolfram
What is the latin word tungsten?
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What is the latin name for tungsten?
Wolfram is what tungsten used to be called, which is why W is its chemical symbol.
What is the metal name of W?
W means Tungsten [Wolfram in German].
Gold is aurum then tungsten is?
Gold is aurum because that is the Latin for gold. There is no Latin word for tungsten because the Romans did not know it existed.However, the word aurum is where Gold got its chemical symbol - Au. Tungsten is known in German as wolfram and that is where it got its chemical symbol of W.So, if gold is aurum, then tungsten might bewolfram
What family is Tungsten in?
Tungsten is within the family of Transition metals.
What is the Latin name forTungsten?
The English word Tungsten is derived from the Swedish term tung sten, "heavy stone".In other languages, the element W is referred to as Wolfram, from the German words wolf and rahm(meaning cream). Tungsten seems to occur in metallurgy as part of a corrosive foam, hence this name "wolf cream".The official Latin name is then found simply as Wolframium.
What is one element that does not have a Latin name and its symbol isnt taken from its name?
Tungsten -W.
Why is W tungsten's symbol?
Tungsten is called "Wolfram" in German, and the "W" symbol comes from the German name of the element. wolframium is the latin term
