The origin of Tungsten Element
The chemical tungsten element is classed as a transition metal. It was discovered in 1779 by Peter Woulfe.
In 1779 Irish chemist peter Woulfe deduced the existence of a new element -- from his analysis of the mineral wolframite(an ironmanganese tungstate mineral)
Tungsten was isolated as tungstic oxide(WO3)in1781, in Sweden, by Carl W. Scheele from the mineral scheelite(calcium tungstate ). However he did not have a suitable furnace to reduce the oxide to the metal.
Tungsten was finally isolated by brothers Fausto and Juan Jose de Elhuyar in 1783, in Spain, by reduction of acidified wolframite with charcoal
The element name comes from the swedish words, tungsten meaning heavy stone.The chemical symbol, W, comes from the original name of the element.
Tungsten is one of the five major refractory metals(metals with very high resistance to heat and wear)
The Five Refractory Metals- note their close relationship in the periodic tableThe other refractory metals are niobium molybdenum, tantalum, and rhenium.
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