| Tungsten ✕ | |
|---|---|
| Symbol | W |
| Atomic number | 74 |
| Chemical property | Transition metal |
| Origin o the name | the Swedish tung sten, 'heavy stone' (W is wolfram, the old name of the tungsten mineral wolframite) |
| Group | 6 |
| Period | 6 |
| Atomic weight (u) | 183.84 |
| Atomic weight uncertainty (u) | 0.01 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 19.25 |
| Melting point (K) | 3695 |
| Boiling point (K) | 5828 |
| Heat capacity (J/(g·K)) | 0.132 |
| Electro-negativity | 2.36 |
| Abundance in earth's crust (mg/kg) | 1.3 |