Tungsten
Tungsten was originally called 'Wolfram' - so was given the letter W to represent it.
There are no elements that start with a W, however, W is the symbol for Tungsten.
'W' in the Periodic Table is the chemical symbol for the element 'Tungsten'. Tungsten's archaic name is 'Wolfram' , hence the 'W'.
The chemical element with the atomic number 74 is wolfram (W).
I think you are talking about the element tungsten. Another name for this element is wolfram, named for being extracted from the mineral wolframite. The word is basically derived from the German phrase "wolf rahm" (wolf cream). It was called such a name as the element consumed tin during tin smelting.
Tungsten was originally called 'Wolfram' - so was given the letter W to represent it.
No chemical element begins with the letter W.
There are no elements that start with a W, however, W is the symbol for Tungsten.
Tungsten is a chemical element. The symbol for Tungsten is W.
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w = Tungsten
'W' in the Periodic Table is the chemical symbol for the element 'Tungsten'. Tungsten's archaic name is 'Wolfram' , hence the 'W'.
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The chemical element with the atomic number 74 is wolfram (W).
Wolfram is a chemical element.
The element tungsten (W) has 6 valence electrons.
I think you are talking about the element tungsten. Another name for this element is wolfram, named for being extracted from the mineral wolframite. The word is basically derived from the German phrase "wolf rahm" (wolf cream). It was called such a name as the element consumed tin during tin smelting.