boron nitride

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q410193
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boron nitride

Summary

boron nitride is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,742 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • boron nitride's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • boron nitride's canonical SMILES is recorded as B#N[4].
  • boron nitride's chemical formula is recorded as BN[5].
  • boron nitride is a type of covalent network solid[6].
  • boron nitride is a type of binary compound[7].
  • boron nitride's Commons category is recorded as Boron nitride[8].
  • boron nitride comprises nitrogen[9].
  • boron nitride comprises boron[10].
  • boron nitride's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[11].
  • boron nitride's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
  • boron nitride's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • boron nitride's MCN code is recorded as 2850.00.10[14].
  • boron nitride's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+25.012'}[15].
  • boron nitride's safety classification and labelling is recorded as NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response[16].

Why It Matters

boron nitride ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,742 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Subclass of covalent network solid, binary compound
    Safety classification and labelling NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response
    Subclass of
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541407005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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