The highest melting point of any metal — 3,422 degrees C — and the filament of the incandescent age.
- Atomic number
- 74
- Atomic mass
- 183.84 u
- Phase
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d⁴ 6s²
- Melting point
- 3,695 K · 3,421.9 °C
- Boiling point
- 5,828 K · 5,554.9 °C
- Density
- 19.25 g/cm³
- Electronegativity
- 2.36
- Period / Group
- 6 / 6
- Discovery year
- 1783