atom

Summary

atom ranks in the top 0.4% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,584 views/month, #311 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• atom is a type of chemical entity^[2].
• atom is a type of composite particle^[3].
• atom is part of molecule^[4].
• atom's Commons category is recorded as Atoms^[5].
• atom's Unicode character is recorded as ⚛^[6].
• atom comprises atomic nucleus^[7].
• atom comprises electron shell^[8].
• atom comprises subatomic particle^[9].
• atom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atoms^[10].
• atom's Commons gallery is recorded as Atom^[11].
• atom's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• atom's described by source is recorded as Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qur'an^[13].
• atom's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[14].
• atom's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• atom's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[16].
• atom's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• atom's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[18].
• atom's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[19].
• atom's has characteristic is recorded as chemical element^[20].
• atom's has characteristic is recorded as atomic radius^[21].
• atom's has characteristic is recorded as electron configuration^[22].
• atom's has characteristic is recorded as atomic number^[23].
• atom's has characteristic is recorded as mass number^[24].
• atom's different from is recorded as Paramanu^[25].
• atom's properties for this type is recorded as P8000^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include chemical entity^[2] and composite particle^[3].

Use and Application

Components include atomic nucleus^[7], a type of quantum particle^[27]; electron shell^[8]; and subatomic particle^[9]. atom is part of molecule^[4].

Influence

Things named for atom include Atomium^[28], an architectural landmark^[29], in Belgium^[30], founded in 1955^[31]; Atomu Shimojō^[32], an actor^[33], 1946–2025^[34], of Japan^[35]; and 60 Seconds! Reatomized^[36], a video game^[37].

Why It Matters

atom ranks in the top 0.4% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,584 views/month, #311 of 77,819).^[1] atom has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] atom is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for atom include Atomium^[28], an architectural landmark^[29], in Belgium^[30], founded in 1955^[31]; Atomu Shimojō^[32], an actor^[33], 1946–2025^[34], of Japan^[35]; and 60 Seconds! Reatomized^[36], a video game^[37].