Tungsten is one of the toughest metals that can be found in nature. It has the highest melting point and tensile strength of any element. Given the table (this is found in our reference book) below, show that tungsten has similar density to gold (19.3 g/cc).

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Tungsten is one of the toughest metals that can be found in nature. It has the highest melting point and tensile strength of any element. Given the table (this is found in our reference book)
below, show that tungsten has similar density to gold (19.3 g/cc).
Table 3.1
Crystal
Structure"
Atomic Radius
(пт)
Crystal
Structure
Atomic
Atomic Radii and
Metal
Metal
Radius (nm)
Crystal Structures for
Aluminum
FCC
0.1431
Molybdenum
ВСС
0.1363
16 Metals
Cadmium
НСР
0.1490
Nickel
FCC
0.1246
Chromium
ВСС
0.1249
Platinum
FCC
0.1387
Cobalt
HCP
0.1253
Silver
FCC
0.1445
Copper
FCC
0.1278
Tantalum
ВСС
0.1430
Gold
FCC
0.1442
Titanium (a)
НСР
0.1445
Iron (a)
ВСС
0.1241
Tungsten
ВСС
0.1371
Lead
FCC
0.1750
Zinc
НСР
0.1332
"FCC = face-centered cubic; HCP = hexagonal close-packed; BCC = body-centered cubic.
'A nanometer (nm) equals 10-º m; to convert from nanometers to angstrom units (À),
multiply the nanometer value by 10.
Transcribed Image Text:Tungsten is one of the toughest metals that can be found in nature. It has the highest melting point and tensile strength of any element. Given the table (this is found in our reference book) below, show that tungsten has similar density to gold (19.3 g/cc). Table 3.1 Crystal Structure" Atomic Radius (пт) Crystal Structure Atomic Atomic Radii and Metal Metal Radius (nm) Crystal Structures for Aluminum FCC 0.1431 Molybdenum ВСС 0.1363 16 Metals Cadmium НСР 0.1490 Nickel FCC 0.1246 Chromium ВСС 0.1249 Platinum FCC 0.1387 Cobalt HCP 0.1253 Silver FCC 0.1445 Copper FCC 0.1278 Tantalum ВСС 0.1430 Gold FCC 0.1442 Titanium (a) НСР 0.1445 Iron (a) ВСС 0.1241 Tungsten ВСС 0.1371 Lead FCC 0.1750 Zinc НСР 0.1332 "FCC = face-centered cubic; HCP = hexagonal close-packed; BCC = body-centered cubic. 'A nanometer (nm) equals 10-º m; to convert from nanometers to angstrom units (À), multiply the nanometer value by 10.
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