chemical compound

pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements
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A chemical compound is a group or class of chemical substances.

chemical compound

Summary

chemical compound is a group or class of chemical substances[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • chemical compound's instance of is recorded as group or class of chemical substances[3].
  • chemical compound's instance of is recorded as second-order class[4].
  • chemical compound is a type of pure substance[5].
  • chemical compound's Commons category is recorded as Chemical compounds[6].
  • chemical compound comprises atom[7].
  • chemical compound comprises chemical bond[8].
  • chemical compound's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chemical compounds[9].
  • chemical compound's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10].
  • chemical compound's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • chemical compound's topic has template is recorded as Template:Chembox[12].
  • chemical compound's topic has template is recorded as Q18987561[13].
  • chemical compound's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/chemical-compounds[14].
  • chemical compound's has characteristic is recorded as chemical property[15].
  • chemical compound's has characteristic is recorded as chemical nomenclature[16].
  • chemical compound's has characteristic is recorded as type of chemical entity[17].
  • chemical compound's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/ontology/ChemicalCompound[18].
  • chemical compound's different from is recorded as simple substance[19].
  • chemical compound's properties for this type is recorded as P231[20].
  • chemical compound's properties for this type is recorded as P527[21].
  • chemical compound's properties for this type is recorded as P117[22].
  • chemical compound's properties for this type is recorded as P657[23].
  • chemical compound's properties for this type is recorded as P628[24].
  • chemical compound's properties for this type is recorded as P1931[25].
  • chemical compound's properties for this type is recorded as P2017[26].
  • chemical compound's properties for this type is recorded as P232[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include group or class of chemical substances[3] and second-order class[4]. chemical compound is a type of pure substance[5].

Use and Application

Components include atom[7] and chemical bond[8], an intramolecular force[28].

Influence

Things named for chemical compound include ferrihydrite[29], a mineral species[30].

Why It Matters

chemical compound has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include ferrihydrite[29], a mineral species[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A Dictionary of Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . mappings.dbpedia.org. Retrieved . mappings.dbpedia.org. Provenance: 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 3QC6mN
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  2. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0368691-chemicke-slouceniny
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0368691-chemicke-slouceniny, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259473|batch #259473]]"
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