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group 12

group of chemical elements
Intangible group Q191875
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Summary

group 12 is a group[1]. It draws 1,133 Wikipedia views per month (group category, ranking #100 of 392).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: transition metal[3]
  • Part of: periodic table[4], d-block[5]
  • Commons category: Periodic table group 12[6]
  • Has part(s): chemical element[7], zinc[8], cadmium[9], mercury[10], copernicium[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Periodic table group 12[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]

Why It Matters

group 12 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . 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. 17w ago · Charp238 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → periodic table, d-block
    Has parts → —
    Femiwiki id → 37459
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Femiwiki id: 37459"
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