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It is Tungsten metal which has highest Melting point among metals and therefore used in electric bulbs.

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What element was origanally called wolfram?

Tungsten. Its symbol, however, is still W.


What element Was originally call wolfram?

Tungsten [W]


Is tungsten element compound or mixtures?

Tungsten is an element, a metal, No. 74 in the Periodic Table, also called wolfram


What does W stand for in Tungsten?

Tungsten was originally called 'Wolfram' - so was given the letter W to represent it.


Why does w stand for turgsten?

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.


Is wolfram a compound?

No, wolfram is another name for the element tungsten.


Is W a compound or element?

Wolfram is a chemical element.


Why has the element tungsten been given the symbol 'W'?

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.


Is Wolfram an element with symbol W?

Yes there is an element Wolfram [also known as Tungsten]It has chemical symbol: W and atomic number 74.


What element is the least reactive in group 6?

This chemical element is wolfram (W).


What element is least reactive in group 6?

This chemical element is wolfram (W).


Why is the element Symbol for w?

The element symbol for tungsten is W because it comes from the element's old name, wolfram. Wolfram was later changed to tungsten, but the symbol W remained.