Tungsten has the highest melting point of any metal in the


Tungsten has the highest melting point of any metal in the periodic table: 3422 °C. The distance between W atoms in tungsten metal is 2.74 Å.

(a)What is the atomic radius of a tungsten atom in this environment? (This radius is called the metallic radius.)

(b) If you put tungsten metal under high pressure, predict what would happen to the distance between W atoms.

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