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Atomic Number	74

Atomic Symbol	W

Atomic Weight	183.84 amu

Group	Transition, 6

Form	Solid

Density @ STP	19.3 g/cm³

Melting Point	3422 °C (6191.6 °F, 3695.15 °K)

Boiling Point	5555 °C (10031 °F, 5828.15 °K)

Heat of Fusion	52.31 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization	800 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential	7.98 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale	1.7

Specific Heat Capacity	0.132 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration	5d⁴ 6s²

Oxidation State(s)	+6

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth	¹⁸⁰W, 0.13%; ¹⁸²W, 26.3%; ¹⁸³W, 14.3%; ¹⁸⁴W, 30.67%; ¹⁸⁶W, 28.6%

Selected Radioisotopes	¹⁸⁸W

Atomic Radius	193 pm

Crystal Structure	Cubic

Discovered by	Fausto and Juan Jose de Elhuyer, 1783