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nonmetal

chemical elements which tend to localize their valence electrons rather than forming a metallic material
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Summary

nonmetal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,888 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: chemical element[2], main group[3]
  • Commons category: Nonmetals[4]
  • Opposite of: metal element[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Nonmetals[6]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[8]
  • Studied by: chemistry[9]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10]

Why It Matters

nonmetal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] nonmetal is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

chemistry

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0004086-nekovy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0004086-nekovy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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