[DOC] [TLE] Chemical Elements.com - Tungsten (W) [PAR] Tungsten at Chemical Elements.com. Basic Information ... Date of Discovery: 
1783. Discoverer: ... Symbol Origin: From wolfram (its German name) Uses: used
... [DOC] [TLE] It's Elemental - The Element Tungsten [PAR] The Element Tungsten - Basic Physical and Historical Information. ... Tungsten's 
chemical symbol comes from its eariler, Germanic name, Wolfram. The name 
Wolfram comes from the mineral wolframite, in which it was discovered. ... 
Spanish chemists and brothers, in 1783 in samples of the mineral wolframite ((Fe
, Mn)WO4)... [DOC] [TLE] Tungsten - Wikipedia [PAR] Tungsten, also known as wolfram, is a chemical element with symbol W and 
atomic number 74. The word tungsten comes from the Swedish language tung 
sten, which directly translates to heavy stone. Its name in Swedish is volfram, 
however, in order to distinguish it from ... identified as a new element in 1781, 
and first isolated as a metal in 1783. [DOC] [TLE] 74. Wolframium (Tungsten) - Elementymology & Elements Multidict [PAR] Wolfram: mineral wolframite (Fe,Mn)WO4), from "Wolf Rahm" (German for wolf's 
... but Jns Jakob Berzelius, who at first supported this name, soon preferred 
Tungsten. ... The notice of their discovery was received at the Academy of 
Sciences of ... Since the symbol of the element is W it is logical and self-
explanatory that it... [DOC] [TLE] #74 - Tungsten - W [PAR] Name, Tungsten. Symbol, W ... The symbol comes from the German word 
wolfram. Date and Place of Discovery, Discovered in 1781; isolated in 1783. 
Discovered ... It has the highest melting point of all the non-alloyed metals and 
the second highest of the elements after carbon. It can be cut with a hacksaw in 
its pure state. [DOC] [TLE] Tungsten, Chemical Element - uses, elements, metal, gas, number ... [PAR] Credit for the discovery of tungsten is often divided among three ... The first 
mention of tungsten and its compounds can be traced to about 1761. ... Tungsten 
metal was prepared for the first time in 1783 by the D'Elhuyard brothers. ... The 
element's chemical symbol is taken from the German name rather than the 
Swedish... [DOC] [TLE] tungsten (W) | chemical element | Britannica.com [PAR] Tungsten metal was first isolated (1783) by the Spanish chemists and 
mineralogists Juan ... The names tungsten and wolfram have been used for the 
metal since its discovery, though everywhere Jn Jacob Berzelius' symbol W 
prevails. In British and American usage tungsten is preferred; in Germany and a 
number of other... [DOC] [TLE] tungsten facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] One of tungsten's unusual properties is its very high melting point of 3,410C (
6,170F). ... Credit for the discovery of tungsten is often divided among three ... 
Tungsten metal was prepared for the first time in 1783 by the D'Elhuyard brothers
. ... The element's chemical symbol is taken from the German name rather than 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Chemistry International -- Newsmagazine for IUPAC [PAR] Jul 21, 2005 ... The rule of leaving only one name and a footnote for those elements that had a ... 
and F. Delhuyar who were the first to isolate the pure metal from wolframite ... in 
1783 by the Delhuyar brothers they claim the name volfram as follows: ... the 
symbol of the element is derived, is still widely used in the German... [DOC] [TLE] Chemical Element: tungsten - Word Information [PAR] Symbol: W ... Discovered by: Don Fausto d'Elhuyar de Suvisa (1755-1833), 
Spanish ... The word tungsten may have been used first by A. F. Cronstedt, in 
1755, who ... In 1783, two Spanish brothers, J. J. and F. d'Elhuyar, both of whom 
had ... Its spelling has gone through many modifications including wolfert, wolfrig,
... [DOC] [TLE] Tungsten - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table [PAR] Element Tungsten (W), Group 6, Atomic Number 74, d-block, Mass 183.84. 
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Question: The symbol of this element first isolated in 1783 comes from its German name
Answer: tungsten