zirconium

Summary

zirconium is a chemical element^[1]. zirconium draws 2,305 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #60 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• zirconium is credited with the discovery of Martin Heinrich Klaproth^[3].
• zirconium is credited with the discovery of Jöns Jacob Berzelius^[4].
• zirconium is credited with the discovery of Anton Eduard van Arkel^[5].
• zirconium is credited with the discovery of Jan Hendrik de Boer^[6].
• zirconium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[7].
• zirconium's instance of is recorded as combustible powder^[8].
• zirconium's instance of is recorded as lithophile^[9].
• zircon is named after zirconium^[10].
• zirconium's location of discovery is recorded as Germany^[11].
• zirconium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Zr]^[12].
• zirconium's element symbol is recorded as Zr^[13].
• zirconium's chemical formula is recorded as Zr^[14].
• zirconium is a type of transition metal^[15].
• zirconium is a type of period 5^[16].
• zirconium is part of period 5^[17].
• zirconium is part of group 4^[18].
• zirconium's Commons category is recorded as Zirconium^[19].
• zirconium's Unicode character is recorded as 鋯^[20].
• zirconium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1789^[21].
• zirconium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zirconium^[22].
• zirconium's Commons gallery is recorded as Zirconium^[23].
• zirconium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+40'}^[24].
• zirconium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[25].
• zirconium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}^[26].
• zirconium's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[7], combustible powder^[8], and lithophile^[9]. Recorded subclass of include transition metal^[15] and period 5^[16].

Origins

zircon is named after zirconium^[10].

Use and Application

Part of include period 5^[17], a period^[28] and group 4^[18], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for zirconium include carmeltazite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; zirconolite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; zircophyllite^[34], a mineral species^[35]; zirsilite-(Ce)^[36], a mineral species^[37]; bazirite^[38], a mineral species^[39]; and zirsinalite^[40], a mineral species^[41].

Why It Matters

zirconium draws 2,305 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #60 of 144).^[2] zirconium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] zirconium is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for zirconium include carmeltazite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; zirconolite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; zircophyllite^[34], a mineral species^[35]; zirsilite-(Ce)^[36], a mineral species^[37]; bazirite^[38], a mineral species^[39]; and zirsinalite^[40], a mineral species^[41].