It comes from a Swedish word that means "heavy stone".
Tungsten is represented by the symbol W which came from its earlier name of Wolfram. Tungsten comes from Tung Sten, the Swedish words meaning heavy stone.
Tungsten carbide is known as the hardest metal on the planet, it's second to diamond and rings made of tungsten meaning the unchanged. The best known for tungsten rings are wedding band. But now tungsten rings are as well as Cluster rings, Engagement rings, Eternity rings.
Tungsten is within the family of Transition metals.
The name Tungsten is Swedish in origin meaning "scheelite".
Tungsten
The name for tungsten originates from the Swedish words "Tung" and "sten." This two words have the literal meaning of "heavy stone.' Discovered in 1783 in a mineral called wolframite, tungsten is classified as a metal.
can you dissolve tungsten
Tungsten is not Magnetic :(
That's tungsten. Wikipedia has more in their post on this amazing metal. A link to it is below.
There are none, tungsten is a pure element so it is made of only tungsten.
Tungsten is found in wolframite (hence why the Germans called tungsten wolfram).
Tungsten's original name is Wolfram that is why the symbol for Tungsten is a W