argon

chemical element with symbol Ar and atomic number 18; rare gas
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argon

Summary

argon is a chemical element[1]. argon draws 1,228 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #52 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • argon is credited with the discovery of William Ramsay[3].
  • argon is credited with the discovery of John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh[4].
  • argon's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5].
  • argon's instance of is recorded as gas[6].
  • argon's instance of is recorded as atmophile element[7].
  • laziness is named after argon[8].
  • argon's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Ar][9].
  • argon's element symbol is recorded as Ar[10].
  • argon's chemical formula is recorded as Ar[11].
  • argon is a type of noble gases[12].
  • argon is part of period 3[13].
  • argon is part of noble gases[14].
  • argon is used for food additive[15].
  • argon's Commons category is recorded as Argon[16].
  • argon's Unicode character is recorded as 氬[17].
  • argon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1894[18].
  • argon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Argon[19].
  • argon's Commons gallery is recorded as Argon[20].
  • argon's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+18'}[21].
  • argon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • argon's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23].
  • argon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • argon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • argon's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[26].
  • argon's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[5], gas[6], and atmophile element[7]. argon is a type of noble gases[12].

Origins

laziness is named after argon[8].

Use and Application

argon is used for food additive[15]. Part of include period 3[13], a period[28] and noble gases[14], a group[29].

Why It Matters

argon draws 1,228 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #52 of 144).[2] argon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] argon is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (78th edition). wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (78th edition). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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