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Properties of substance:

tungsten

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

cubic metal

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

W

Structural formula as text:

W

Molar/atomic mass: 183.85

Melting point (°C):

3420

Boiling point (°C):

5680

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

mercury: 0.00001 (25°C) [Ref.]
water: insoluble [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1781
Superconducting temperature (K): 0.015

Density:

19.32 (20°C, g/cm3)

Reactions:

  1. [Ref.1]
    W + 3F2 → WF6

Half-life:

15774W = 275 ms (β+ (100%))
15874W = 1.25 ms (α (100%))
158m74W = 143 μs (α (100%))
15974W = 8.2 ms (α (82%))
16074W = 90 ms (α (87%))
16174W = 409 ms (α (73%), β+ (27%))
16274W = 1.19 s (α (45.2%))
16374W = 2.63 s (α (14%))
163m74W = 154 ns (internal transition (100%))
16474W = 6.3 s (β+ (96.2%), α (3.8%))
16574W = 5.1 s (β+ (about 100%), α (< 0.2%))
16674W = 19.2 s (β+ (about 100%), α (0.035%))
16774W = 19.9 s (β+ (99.96%), α (0.04%))
16874W = 50.9 s (β+ (about 100%), α (0.0032%))
16974W = 74 s (β+ (100%))
17074W = 2.42 min (β+ (about 100%))
17174W = 2.38 min (β+ (100%))
17274W = 6.6 min (β+ (100%))
17374W = 7.6 min (β+ (100%))
17474W = 33.2 min (β+ (100%))
174n74W = 187 ns (internal transition (100%))
174p74W = 158 ns (internal transition (100%))
174q74W = 128 ns (internal transition (100%))
17574W = 35.2 min (β+ (100%))
175m74W = 216 ns (internal transition (100%))
17674W = 2.5 h (electron capture (100%))
17774W = 132 min (β+ (100%))
17874W = 21.6 d (electron capture (100%))
178m74W = 220 ns (internal transition (100%))
17974W = 37.05 min (β+ (100%))
179m74W = 6.40 min (internal transition (about 100%), β+ (0.29%))
179n74W = 390 ns (internal transition (100%))
179p74W = 750 ns (internal transition (100%))
18074W = 1.8 · 1019 y (α (about 100%) (isotopic abundance 0,12%))
180m74W = 5.47 ms (internal transition (100%))
180n74W = 2.3 μs (internal transition (100%))
18174W = 121.2 d (electron capture (100%))
181m74W = 14.59 μs (internal transition (100%))
181n74W = 140 ns (internal transition (100%))
18274W = stable ( (isotopic abundance 26,5%))
182m74W = 1.3 μs (internal transition (100%))
18374W = stable ( (isotopic abundance 14,31%))
183m74W = 5.3 s (internal transition (100%))
18474W = stable ( (isotopic abundance 30,64%))
184m74W = 8.33 μs (internal transition (100%))
184n74W = 188 ns (internal transition (100%))
18574W = 75.1 d (β- (100%))
185m74W = 1.597 min (internal transition (100%))
18674W = stable ( (isotopic abundance 28,43%))
186m74W = 18 μs (internal transition (100%))
186n74W = 2.0 s (internal transition (100%))
18774W = 24.000 h (β- (100%))
187m74W = 1.38 μs (internal transition (100%))
18874W = 69.78 d (β- (100%))
188m74W = 109.5 ns (internal transition (100%))
18974W = 10.7 min (β- (100%))
19074W = 30.0 min (β- (100%))
190m74W = 111 ns (internal transition (100%))
190n74W = 166 μs (internal transition (100%))

Vapour pressure (Torr):

0.0000000079 (2130°C)
0.0000655 (2730°C)
0.01 (3230°C)
0.1 (3525°C)
1 (3875°C)
10 (4295°C)
100 (4810°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

32.7 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

24.3 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

61.5

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

769

References:

  1. Dean J.A. Lange's handbook of chemistry. - 1999. - pp. 3.57
  2. Бусев А.И., Иванов В.М., Соколова Т.А. Аналитическая химия вольфрама. - М.: Наука, 1976. - pp. 9-11 [Russian]
  3. Гурвич Я.А. Справочник молодого аппаратчика-химика. - М.: Химия, 1991. - pp. 49-50 [Russian]
  4. Зеликман А.Н., Никитина Л.С. Вольфрам. - М.: Металлургия, 1978. - pp. 17-31 [Russian]
  5. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 59 [Russian]
  6. Редкие и рассеянные элементы. Химия и технология. - Кн. 2. - М.: Мисис, 1998. - pp. 368-373 [Russian]
  7. Фторидный процесс получения вольфрама. - М.: Наука, 1981. - pp. 5-27 [Russian]
  8. Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 1. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1988. - pp. 418-420 [Russian]
  9. Химия и технология редких и рассеянных элементов. - Ч. 3. - М.: Высшая школа, 1976. - pp. 222-223 [Russian]

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