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uranium
Summary
uranium is a chemical element[1]. uranium ranks in the top 3% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- uranium is credited with the discovery of Q903801[3].
- uranium is credited with the discovery of Martin Heinrich Klaproth[4].
- uranium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5].
- uranium's instance of is recorded as radioactive element[6].
- uranium's instance of is recorded as lithophile[7].
- Uranus is named after uranium[8].
- uranium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [U][9].
- uranium's element symbol is recorded as U[10].
- uranium's element symbol is recorded as Ur[11].
- uranium's chemical formula is recorded as U[12].
- uranium is a type of actinide[13].
- uranium is a type of heavy metal[14].
- uranium is a type of f-block[15].
- uranium is part of period 7[16].
- uranium is part of actinide[17].
- uranium's Commons category is recorded as Uranium[18].
- uranium's Unicode character is recorded as 鈾[19].
- uranium's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[20].
- uranium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1789[21].
- uranium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1789[22].
- uranium's IPA transcription is recorded as jʊˈreɪniəm[23].
- uranium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Uranium[24].
- uranium's Commons gallery is recorded as Uranium[25].
- uranium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+92'}[26].
- uranium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.38'}[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[5], radioactive element[6], and lithophile[7]. Recorded subclass of include actinide[13], heavy metal[14], and f-block[15].
Origins
Uranus is named after uranium[8].
Use and Application
Part of include period 7[16], a period[28] and actinide[17], a chemical series[29].
Influence
Things named for uranium include uraninite[30], a mineral species[31]; uranophane[32], a mineral species[33]; uranocircite[34], a mineral species[35]; uranopilite[36], a mineral species[37]; vanuralite[38], a mineral species[39]; umohoite[40], a mineral species[41]; znucalite[42], a mineral species[43]; and althupite[44], a mineral species[45].
Why It Matters
uranium ranks in the top 3% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2] uranium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] uranium is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for uranium include uraninite[30], a mineral species[31]; uranophane[32], a mineral species[33]; uranocircite[34], a mineral species[35]; uranopilite[36], a mineral species[37]; vanuralite[38], a mineral species[39]; and umohoite[40], a mineral species[41].