atom

smallest unit of a chemical element
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atom

Summary

atom ranks in the top 0.4% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65,868 views/month, #311 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • atom is a type of chemical entity[2].
  • atom is a type of composite particle[3].
  • atom is part of molecule[4].
  • atom's Commons category is recorded as Atoms[5].
  • atom's Unicode character is recorded as ⚛[6].
  • atom comprises atomic nucleus[7].
  • atom comprises electron shell[8].
  • atom comprises subatomic particle[9].
  • atom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atoms[10].
  • atom's Commons gallery is recorded as Atom[11].
  • atom's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • atom's described by source is recorded as Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qur'an[13].
  • atom's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • atom's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • atom's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[16].
  • atom's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • atom's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18].
  • atom's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[19].
  • atom's has characteristic is recorded as chemical element[20].
  • atom's has characteristic is recorded as atomic radius[21].
  • atom's has characteristic is recorded as electron configuration[22].
  • atom's has characteristic is recorded as atomic number[23].
  • atom's has characteristic is recorded as mass number[24].
  • atom's different from is recorded as Paramanu[25].
  • atom's different from is recorded as Q141435326[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include chemical entity[2] and composite particle[3].

Use and Application

Components include atomic nucleus[7], a type of quantum particle[27]; electron shell[8]; and subatomic particle[9]. atom is part of molecule[4].

Influence

Things named for atom include Atomium[28], an architectural landmark[29], in Belgium[30], founded in 1955[31]; Atomu Shimojō[32], an actor[33], 1946–2025[34], of Japan[35]; and 60 Seconds! Reatomized[36], a video game[37].

Why It Matters

atom ranks in the top 0.4% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65,868 views/month, #311 of 77,819).[1] atom has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] atom is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for atom include Atomium[28], an architectural landmark[29], in Belgium[30], founded in 1955[31]; Atomu Shimojō[32], an actor[33], 1946–2025[34], of Japan[35]; and 60 Seconds! Reatomized[36], a video game[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . ChEBI. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . 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. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Treisijs · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Elements
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6104]]: [[Q11165030]]"
  2. 5d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', '
    Harper's tag → atoms
    Sitelink count → 252
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: atoms, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914351|atoms (#289914351)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 22d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Paramanu, Q141435326
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q141435326]]"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2kSHQe
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 12w ago · ~2026-38665-03 · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Museum-digital tag id → t8rklfesbnlkae
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P12596]]: t8rklfesbnlkae"
  6. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0228304-atomy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0228304-atomy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  7. 17w ago · Comfyquiettree · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikiskripta article id → 9397, 9457
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3471]]: 9457, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/127293466|Atom (#127293466)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2686|WikiSkripta]] #mix'n'match"
  8. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → atomic physics, chemistry
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Has characteristic → chemical element, atomic radius, electron configuration +2
    Subclass of → chemical entity, composite particle
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2985, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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