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Tungsten
Z 74 183.84 g/molTransition Metal
Group
6
Period
6
Block
d
Occurrence
Dying low-mass stars 56%Merging neutron stars 44%Geochemical class: Siderophile
Biological Role
Microbes: Essential
History
1781 (discovery)
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
1781 (discovery)
Torbern Bergman
1783 (isolation)
Juan José Elhuyar, Fausto Elhuyar
Named By
Torbern Bergman
Latin Name
Wolframium
Abundance
Solar System< 0.0001%0.000691 ppm
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Sun< 0.0001%0.000838 ppm
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Meteorites< 0.0001%0.101 ppm
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Earth's crust0.0001%1 ppm
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Oceans< 0.0001%0.0001 ppm
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Humans< 0.0001%0.02 ppm
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