In response to a reader query, the column traces the reason that American and British chemical literature use the name tungsten for element 74, while northern European literature uses the name wolfram.
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Citation
Jensen, William B. J. Chem. Educ.2008, 85, 488.
Keywords
History / Philosophy; Nomenclature / Units / Symbols
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