it may spontaneously ignite upon contact with air
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Tungsten has some disadvantages including its high cost due to scarcity and difficulty in extraction, its brittleness at room temperature, and its tendency to form compounds with other elements at high temperatures. Its high melting point also makes it challenging to work with in certain applications.
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The element originally called wolfram is now known as tungsten. It is the chemical element with the symbol W and atomic number 74.
The atomic mass of tungsten is approximately 183.84 atomic mass units.
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W is the chemical symbol of wolfram (in some countries it is called tungsten).