chemical element

species of atoms having the same number of protons in the atomic nucleus and the same chemical properties, but not necessarily the same mass, or the same stability (or half-lifetime if they are unstable)
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chemical element

Summary

chemical element is a second-order class[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of second_order_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,229 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • chemical element's instance of is recorded as second-order class[3].
  • chemical element's instance of is recorded as group or class of chemical substances[4].
  • chemical element is a type of chemical substance[5].
  • chemical element is part of periodic table[6].
  • chemical element is part of chemical compound[7].
  • chemical element is used for simple substance[8].
  • chemical element's Commons category is recorded as Chemical elements[9].
  • chemical element is the opposite of chemical anti-element[10].
  • chemical element's has cause is recorded as atomic number[11].
  • chemical element's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chemical elements[12].
  • chemical element's Commons gallery is recorded as Chemical element[13].
  • chemical element's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Chemical elements[14].
  • chemical element's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[15].
  • chemical element's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • chemical element's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • chemical element's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • chemical element's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • chemical element's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • chemical element's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[21].
  • chemical element's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox element[22].
  • chemical element's topic has template is recorded as Template:Periodic table (navbox)[23].
  • chemical element's topic has template is recorded as Template:Periodic table[24].
  • chemical element's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/tags/elements[25].
  • chemical element's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/elements[26].
  • chemical element's has characteristic is recorded as type of chemical entity[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include second-order class[3] and group or class of chemical substances[4]. chemical element is a type of chemical substance[5]. It is the opposite of chemical anti-element[10].

Use and Application

chemical element is used for simple substance[8]. Part of include periodic table[6], a chemical classification[28], founded in 1869[29] and chemical compound[7], a group or class of chemical substances[30].

Why It Matters

chemical element ranks in the top 7% of second_order_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,229 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Compendium of Chemical Terminology. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Compendium of Chemical Terminology. 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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