arsenic

chemical element with symbol As and atomic number 33
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arsenic

Summary

arsenic is a chemical element[1]. arsenic draws 195 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #24 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • arsenic is credited with the discovery of Albertus Magnus[3].
  • arsenic's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • arsenic's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element[5].
  • gold is named after arsenic[6].
  • orpiment is named after arsenic[7].
  • virility is named after arsenic[8].
  • arsenic is made of realgar[9].
  • arsenic is made of arsenopyrite[10].
  • arsenic is made of arsenide mineral[11].
  • arsenic is made of arsenate mineral[12].
  • arsenic's canonical SMILES is recorded as [As][13].
  • arsenic's element symbol is recorded as As[14].
  • arsenic's chemical formula is recorded as As[15].
  • arsenic is a type of p-block[16].
  • arsenic is part of period 4[17].
  • arsenic is part of group 15[18].
  • arsenic is part of tailings[19].
  • arsenic is part of arsenide(3-)[20].
  • arsenic is part of metalloid[21].
  • arsenic's Commons category is recorded as Arsenic[22].
  • arsenic's Unicode character is recorded as 砷[23].
  • arsenic's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[24].
  • arsenic's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1300[25].
  • arsenic's point group is recorded as ditrigonal scalahedral[26].
  • arsenic's space group is recorded as space group R-3m[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and chalcophile element[5]. arsenic is a type of p-block[16].

Origins

Things named after include gold[6], a web color[28]; orpiment[7], a mineral species[29]; and virility[8].

Use and Application

Part of include period 4[17], a period[30]; group 15[18], a group[31]; tailings[19]; arsenide(3-)[20], a type of chemical entity[32]; and metalloid[21].

Influence

Things named for arsenic include arsenopyrite[33], a mineral species[34]; arsenolite[35], a mineral species[36]; stibarsen[37], a mineral species[38]; arseniosiderite[39], a mineral species[40]; alarsite[41], a mineral species[42]; cafarsite[43], a mineral species[44]; arsendescloizite[45], a mineral species[46]; and asbecasite[47], a mineral species[48].

Why It Matters

arsenic draws 195 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #24 of 144).[2] arsenic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] arsenic is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for arsenic include arsenopyrite[33], a mineral species[34]; arsenolite[35], a mineral species[36]; stibarsen[37], a mineral species[38]; arseniosiderite[39], a mineral species[40]; alarsite[41], a mineral species[42]; and cafarsite[43], a mineral species[44].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+115'}
    Sitelink count → 163
    Zvg number → 8280
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'awa', 'az', 'a
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 115 picometre, Add sourced P14936 element radius"
  2. 7d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8280
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 8280, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  3. 10d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8280
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 008280, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  4. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → combustible powder, diamagnetism
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q201048]], add magnetic ordering from en:Template:Infobox element"
  5. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-3'}, {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+2'} +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: −3, mark common oxidation state with preferred rank"
  6. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˈɑːrsənɪk, ɑːrˈsɛnɪk
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-3'}, {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+2'} +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: −2, add oxidation state from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state"
  7. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˈɑːrsənɪk, ɑːrˈsɛnɪk
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P898]]: ɑːrˈsɛnɪk, add IPA transcription (from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-pronunciation)"
  8. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-ars, LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-ars
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-arsenic.wav, add English pronunciation audio (Lingua Libre, from en:Template:Infobox element/sy"
  9. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electron configuration → [Ar] 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p³
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8000]]: [Ar] 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p³, add electron configuration from NIST ASD ground levels"
  10. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → p-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214483]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  11. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+9.78855'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+18.5892'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+28.349'}
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ [[Property:P2260]], import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  12. 27d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+3.5'}
    Point group → ditrigonal scalahedral
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13362471]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  13. 4w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → p-block
    Part of → period 4, group 15, tailings +2
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19596]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269683|batch #269683]]"
  14. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00005917n
    Interlingual index id → i113895
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078424
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  15. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+3030000.0'}
    Specific heat capacity → {'unit': 'Q3085309', 'amount': '+328.5'}
    Electrical resistivity → {'unit': 'Q1441459', 'amount': '+0.000000333'}
    Thermal conductivity → {'unit': 'Q1463969', 'amount': '+50.0'}
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 5000219, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  16. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Tigre
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q296844, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  17. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1nD6lT
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  18. 18w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → arsenic
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: arsenic, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289909804|arsenic (#289909804)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  19. 20w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → arsen
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31836|batch #31836]]: Hrvatska enciklopedija"
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