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In Spanish and German, Tungsten is known as "wolfram", and can be found in wolframite ore. This name came from the original name, "Volf Rahm", given by Johan Gottschalk Wallerius, who discovered it in 1747.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 16y agoit is from the latin word wolframium which means wolfs foam which was used to describe its appearance.
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∙ 13y agoTungsten is called "Wolfram" in German, and the "W" symbol comes from the German name of the element.
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∙ 12y agoW stands for wolfram, the original name for tungsten.
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∙ 7y agoBecause it was originally named with the "Latin like" name Wolfram by its discover.
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∙ 15y agoIt came from latin
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∙ 14y agoTungsten is also called Wolfram.
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Symbol of the element found in pitchblende after uranium has been extracted?
Radium (Ra)
What group does element 113 belong to?
Element 113 has the temporary name of Ununtrium. It has not yet been given a permanent name.
What is the symbol for elements?
There is no symbol for "element", other than using a placeholder. For example, if you want to refer to the oxides of group II metals, you might use the generic formula "MO." Some common placeholders are M and X for a generic metal and nonmetal (especially a halogen) respectively. A and B are also pretty common for any kind of generic element.
What element has the symbol Pu?
Although P is used for phosphorus, the symbol Pl(utonium) might have been used, except that lead uses the letters Pb to stand for plumbum. There is an unconfirmed suggestion that the Pu was meant to indicate dissatisfaction with the name chosen (P.U. or phew is a common expression about a bad odor).
What chemical symbol represent sodium and for what reason has this symbol been chosen?
It's chemical symbol is Na which comes from the word Natrium
Why has the element calcium been given the symbol Ca and not just C?
Ca is just the first 2 letters of calcium. The 'a' distinguishes it from C (carbon). Some elements have symbols relating to their Latin name for example potassium 'K' named after the Latin name Kalium
What is an atomic symbol?
An atomic symbol is a 1-, 2-, or 3-letter code that represents an element. If the symbol consists of one letter, like carbon (C), the letter is capitalized. If the symbol consists of two letters, like magnesium (Mg), the first letter is capitalized, but the second letter is not. The 3-letter codes are for elements that have been recently synthesized and have not been given a permanent name, and for elements that have yet to be synthesized, both of which are given temporary systematic names based on their atomic numbers. An example is element 115, with the symbol Uup, which is currently named ununpentium, which means one, one, five. Eventually this element will be given a permanent name with either a 1-letter or 2-letter symbol.
What is symbol of the element found in pitchblende after uranium has been extracted and it starts with a?
This element is actinium (Ac).
Symbol of the element found in pitchblende after uranium has been extracted?
Radium (Ra)
Is there an element symbol R?
nope...at least none that have been discovered yet
What are the 3 new elements on the periodic table?
Elements 110, 111, and 112 have been named. Element 110 is now called darmstadtium with the symbol Ds. Element 111 is now called roentgenium with the symbol Rg. Element 112 is now called copernicium with the symbol Cn.
What is a toxic chemical element number 48?
It is toxic chemical element that has been given the number 48.
Uununseptium is the temporary name given to element 117 It is a halogen What is unique about this element?
it has not yet been discovered
Which element has the symbol st?
None - yet. However - it has been suggested that 'St' should be used for either Antimony (current symbol Sb) or Tin (current symbol Sn).
Which element is the hardest?
Diamond is the hardest material known to man. Diamond is a form of carbon which has been compacted and gained a crystalline form due to intense pressure in the earth's crust. Therefore, carbon can be the hardest element.
What role did the need for the element tungsten by the US play in the Korean War?
As amazing as it may seem some consider the Korean war to have been fought over the then precious and irreplaceable metal tungsten. No indoor light for homes or factories would be practical at that time making indoor and night production impossible. Korea had by far the largest known deposits of the element tungsten. When Buckminster Fuller's group, who was cataloging the world's resources and where they are found, published the fact that the element tungsten was found mainly in Korea, the US government censored those findings for some years, possibly in an effort to hide the weakness inherent in being dependent on that element, and possibly covering its connection to the Korean War. There is even a video film clip of the then US president Dwight Eisenhower making the statement that "we are fighting to protect the precious resource tungsten"
What is the symbol of the element found in pitchblende after uranium has been extracted?
You think probably to radium (Ra) and polonium (Po).
