bismuth

Diamagnetic chemical element with symbol Bi and atomic number 83
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bismuth

Summary

bismuth is a chemical element[1]. bismuth draws 212 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #29 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • bismuth's instance of is recorded as chemical element[3].
  • bismuth's instance of is recorded as commodity[4].
  • bismuth's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element[5].
  • bismuth's instance of is recorded as diamagnetic material[6].
  • bismuth's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Bi][7].
  • bismuth's element symbol is recorded as Bi[8].
  • bismuth's chemical formula is recorded as Bi[9].
  • bismuth is a type of heavy metal[10].
  • bismuth is a type of p-block[11].
  • bismuth is part of period 6[12].
  • bismuth is part of group 15[13].
  • bismuth is part of post-transition metal[14].
  • bismuth's Commons category is recorded as Bismuth[15].
  • bismuth's Unicode character is recorded as 鉍[16].
  • bismuth's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[17].
  • bismuth's point group is recorded as ditrigonal scalahedral[18].
  • bismuth's space group is recorded as space group R-3m[19].
  • bismuth's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈbɪzməθ[20].
  • bismuth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bismuth[21].
  • bismuth's Commons gallery is recorded as Bismuth[22].
  • bismuth's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+83'}[23].
  • bismuth's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2.25'}[24].
  • bismuth's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+2.02'}[25].
  • bismuth's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-3'}[26].
  • bismuth's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-2'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[3], commodity[4], chalcophile element[5], and diamagnetic material[6]. Recorded subclass of include heavy metal[10] and p-block[11].

Use and Application

Part of include period 6[12], a period[28]; group 15[13], a group[29]; and post-transition metal[14].

Influence

Things named for bismuth include bismuthinite[30], a mineral species[31]; bismite[32], a mineral species[33]; bismutite[34], a mineral species[35]; tellurobismuthite[36], a mineral species[37]; bismoclite[38], a mineral species[39]; arcubisite[40], a mineral species[41]; clinobisvanite[42], a mineral species[43]; and galenobismutite[44], a mineral species[45].

Why It Matters

bismuth draws 212 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #29 of 144).[2] bismuth has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] bismuth is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for bismuth include bismuthinite[30], a mineral species[31]; bismite[32], a mineral species[33]; bismutite[34], a mineral species[35]; tellurobismuthite[36], a mineral species[37]; bismoclite[38], a mineral species[39]; and arcubisite[40], a mineral species[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . instructables.com. instructables.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [45] ↑ . 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. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18h ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+160'}
    Sitelink count → 151
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'ban', 'bcl', '
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+148'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 160 picometre, Add sourced P14936 element radius"
  2. 7d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8520
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 8520, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  3. 10d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8520
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 008520, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  4. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-3'}, {'amount': '-2'}, {'amount': '-1'} +6
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+208.98040'}
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P2067]]: 208.9804±0.00001 dalton, correct the standard atomic weight to the current CIAAW value"
  5. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-3'}, {'amount': '-2'}, {'amount': '-1'} +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: −3, add oxidation state from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state"
  6. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˈbɪzməθ
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P898]]: ˈbɪzməθ, add IPA transcription (from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-pronunciation)"
  7. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-bis
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-bismuth.wav, add English pronunciation audio (Lingua Libre, from en:Template:Infobox element/sy"
  8. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electron configuration → [Xe] 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p³
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8000]]: [Xe] 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p³, add electron configuration from NIST ASD ground levels"
  9. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → heavy metal, p-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214483]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  10. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+7.285516'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+16.703'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+25.57075'}
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ [[Property:P2260]], import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  11. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → diamagnetism
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+2.25'}
    Point group → ditrigonal scalahedral
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13362471]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  12. 4w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → heavy metal, p-block
    Part of → period 6, group 15, post-transition metal
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19591]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269683|batch #269683]]"
  13. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → heavy metal, p-block
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q105789]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269657|batch #269657]]"
  14. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00006916n
    Interlingual index id → i113906
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078435
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  15. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+769000.0'}
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.363'}
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+544.4'}
    Electrical resistivity → {'unit': 'Q1441459', 'amount': '+0.00000129'}
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 7123351, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  16. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 42HT18
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  17. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → bizmut
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28924, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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