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    Tungsten

    Transition Metal

    Atomic Number: 74 • Atomic Mass: 183.8400 u • Period: 6 • Group: 6

    Electron Configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d⁴
    Phase: Solid
    Electronegativity: 2.36
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    History

    Tungsten has been known since ancient times

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    Isolated from wolframite mineral

    Previously called wolfram