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chemical symbol

abbreviations used in chemistry
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Summary

chemical symbol ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,140 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Depicts: chemical element[2], pseudoelement[3], functional group[4], chemical series[5]
  • Subclass of: identifier[6], symbol[7]
  • Part of: chemical formula[8]
  • Commons category: Chemical symbols[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chemical symbols[10]
  • Facet of: chemical element[11]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12]
  • Main Wikidata property: P246[13]
  • Identifies: chemical substance[14]

Why It Matters

chemical symbol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2AcVmG
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 14w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → atomsymbol
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Great norwegian encyclopedia id: atomsymbol"
  3. 14w ago · ~2026-36985-58 · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → atomsymbol
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Great norwegian encyclopedia id: kjemisk symbol"
  4. 17w ago · Geyslein · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P246
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → identifier, symbol
    Facet of → chemical element
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Image: Dalton's Element List.jpg, Setting preferred rank for image via Como"
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