Question

The chemical symbol for tungsten is:
a.) \[Tn\]
b.) \[Tu\]
c.) \[W\]
d.) \[wf\]

Answer 1

Hint: We must know that tungsten is a d-block element and it belongs to the 6th group and 6th period in periodic table. The word tungsten comes from a Swedish term, tungsten.

Step by step solution:
We know that the meaning of the tungsten word is “heavy stone”. We know that the atomic number of tungsten is 74 and it is a d-block element. There are some properties of tungsten:
Tungsten is found as one of the toughest things found in nature.
It is super dense and almost impossible to melt.
Pure tungsten is a Silver –white metal when made into a fine powder can be combustible and can spontaneously ignite.
Natural tungsten contains five stable isotopes and 21 other unstable isotopes.
Tungsten is very resistant to corrosion and has the highest melting point and highest tensile strength of any element. Its strength comes when it is made into a compound, though.
Pure tungsten is very soft. Tungsten is used in many different ways because it is very strong and durable.
And the chemical symbol of tungsten is “ \[W\] ”. This may seem very weird since there is not a \[W\] in the word. The \[W\] actually comes from the element’s other name, wolfram. The name wolfram comes from the mineral the element was discovered in wolframite.
So, the correct option is “C”.
Others are incorrect because \[Tn\] is a symbol of tennessine, others don’t existes in periodic table.

Note: Tungsten is found in certain minerals including wolframite (\[(Fe,Mn)W{{O}_{4}}\]) and scheelite (\[CaW{{O}_{4}}\]). Most of the world’s tungsten comes from China.