tungsten

Summary

tungsten is a chemical element^[1]. tungsten ranks in the top 7% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,017 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• tungsten is credited with the discovery of Juan José Elhuyar^[3].
• tungsten is credited with the discovery of Fausto Elhuyar^[4].
• tungsten's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[5].
• tungsten's instance of is recorded as electron medium^[6].
• tungsten's instance of is recorded as lithophile^[7].
• Canis lupus is named after tungsten^[8].
• tungsten is made of wolframite^[9].
• tungsten is made of scheelite^[10].
• tungsten is made of ferberite^[11].
• tungsten is made of hübnerite^[12].
• tungsten is made of rhabdoborite-(W)^[13].
• tungsten's location of discovery is recorded as Spain^[14].
• tungsten's canonical SMILES is recorded as [W]^[15].
• tungsten's element symbol is recorded as W^[16].
• tungsten's chemical formula is recorded as W^[17].
• tungsten is a type of heavy metal^[18].
• tungsten is a type of transition metal^[19].
• tungsten is part of period 6^[20].
• tungsten is part of group 6^[21].
• tungsten's Commons category is recorded as Tungsten^[22].
• tungsten's Unicode character is recorded as 鎢^[23].
• tungsten's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1783^[24].
• tungsten's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tungsten^[25].
• tungsten's Commons gallery is recorded as Tungsten^[26].
• tungsten's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+74'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[5], electron medium^[6], and lithophile^[7]. Recorded subclass of include heavy metal^[18] and transition metal^[19].

Origins

Canis lupus is named after tungsten^[8].

Use and Application

Part of include period 6^[20], a period^[28] and group 6^[21], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for tungsten include tungstite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; tungstibite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; and cuprotungstite^[34], a mineral species^[35].

Why It Matters

tungsten ranks in the top 7% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,017 views/month).^[2] tungsten has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] tungsten is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for tungsten include tungstite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; tungstibite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; and cuprotungstite^[34], a mineral species^[35].