bismuth
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Summary
bismuth is a chemical element[1]. bismuth draws 17,231 Wikipedia views per month (chemical element category, ranking #29 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: commodity[3], chalcophile element[4], diamagnetic material[5]
- Canonical SMILES: [Bi][6]
- Element symbol: Bi[7]
- Chemical formula: Bi[8]
- Subclass of: heavy metal[9], p-block[10]
- Part of: period 6[11], group 15[12], post-transition metal[13]
- Commons category: Bismuth[14]
- Unicode character: 鉍[15]
- Crystal system: trigonal crystal system[16]
- Point group: ditrigonal scalahedral[17]
- Space group: space group R-3m[18]
- IPA transcription: ˈbɪzməθ[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bismuth[20]
- Commons gallery: Bismuth[21]
- Atomic number: 83[22]
- Mohs' hardness: 2.25[23]
- Electronegativity: 2.02[24]
- Oxidation state: -3[25], -2[26], -1[27], 0[28], 1[29], 2[30], 3[31], 4[32], 5[33]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[34], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38]
- Has characteristic: diamagnetism[39]
- Native label: Bismuth[40]
- Density: 9485.06 kilogram per cubic metre[41]
- Electrical conductivity: 769000.0 siemens per metre[42]
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Influence
Things named for bismuth include bismuthinite[43], a mineral species[44]; bismite[45], a mineral species[46]; bismutite[47], a mineral species[48]; tellurobismuthite[49], a mineral species[50]; bismoclite[51], a mineral species[52]; arcubisite[53], a mineral species[54]; galenobismutite[55], a mineral species[56]; and clinobisvanite[57], a mineral species[58].
Why It Matters
bismuth has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] bismuth is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for bismuth include bismuthinite[43], a mineral species[44]; bismite[45], a mineral species[46]; bismutite[47], a mineral species[48]; tellurobismuthite[49], a mineral species[50]; bismoclite[51], a mineral species[52]; and arcubisite[53], a mineral species[54].