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Why Tungsten Instead of Wolfram?

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William B. Jensen

Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0172

J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (4), p 488

DOI: 10.1021/ed085p488

Publication Date (Web): April 1, 2008

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In response to a reader query, the column traces the reason that American and British chemical literature use the name tungsen for element 74, while northern European literature uses the name wolfram.

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