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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a lightbulb on the monitor.) Because it has the highest melting point of all metals, this element was long used as a filament in incandescent lightbulbs |
tungsten
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$1,000 |
J |
ELEMENTS |
2019-03-07 |
#7944 |
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In 1906 G.E. produced its first light bulb using this metal as a filament; it's still used today |
tungsten
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$1,600 |
DJ |
METALS |
2010-09-17 |
#5980 |
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You're out of your element if you don't know that this element is also called wolfram |
tungsten
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$2,000 |
DJ |
THE ELEMENTS |
2008-05-19 |
#5466 |
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I should see a light bulb above your head when I tell you it has the highest melting point of any metal |
tungsten
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$1,000 |
DJ |
METALS |
1998-12-30 |
#3298 |
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California & Colorado are the leading U.S. producers of this metal also called wolfram |
tungsten
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$400 |
J |
METALS |
1996-03-15 |
#2665 |
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The metal known as Wolfram in Germany & other European countries is called this in the United States |
tungsten
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$500 |
J |
METALS |
1994-04-07 |
#2219 |
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Light bulb filaments made of this whitish metal were patented by a General Electric scientist in 1913 |
tungsten
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$500 |
J |
METALS |
1992-12-21 |
#1911 |
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Also known as wolfram, this metal was first commercially used as lamp filament material |
tungsten
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$400 |
DJ |
METALS |
1992-07-16 |
#1834 |
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Metal with highest melting point, it's commonly used in light bulb filaments |
tungsten
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$1,000 |
DJ |
CHEMISTRY |
1985-02-08 |
#110 |