• Question: What metal element has the highest melting point?

    Asked by xenon to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 3 Jul 2012.
    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 3 Jul 2012:


      I’d need to google to find this out. What do you think it is?

    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 3 Jul 2012:


      Molybdenum and Tungsten are used in machines that get hot (tungsten is used in light bulbs). There is probably an element better than that though…

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