Statement 1: Tungsten has very high melting pointStatement 2: Tungsten is a covalent compound

Statement 1: True, The maxima at about the middle of each series indicate that one unpaired electron per d orbital is particularly favourable of strong interatomic interaction. ln general, greater the number of valence electrons, stronger is the resultant bonding. Cr, Mo and W have maximum number of unpaired electrons and therefore, these are very hard metals and have maximum enthalpies of atomization. So tungsten has very high melting point.Statement 2: False, It is not a covalent compound but is a metal, i.e., an element.