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New page: {{Element | name=Tungsten | symbol=W | anumber=74 | amass=183.84 amu | state=Solid | class=Transition Metal | cstructure=Body-Centered Cubic | color=Bluish-gray | date=1783 | discname=Jos...
{{Element | name=Tungsten | symbol=W | anumber=74 | amass=183.84 amu | state=Solid | class=Transition Metal | cstructure=Body-Centered Cubic | color=Bluish-gray | date=1783 | discname=José and Fausto Elhuyar | origname=From the Swedish ''tung sten'' meaning ''heavy stone''. | uses=Due to its high melting point, tungsten is suitable for aerospace and high temperature uses which include drilling, electrical, heating, and welding applications.| obtained=Tungsten is found in the minerals [[wolframite ]], [[scheelite]], [[ferberite]] and [[hübnerite]]. The metal is commercially produced by reducing tungsten oxide with [[hydrogen]] or [[carbon]].. }}
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