cobalt

Summary

cobalt is a chemical element^[1]. cobalt draws 1,677 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #26 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• cobalt is credited with the discovery of Georg Brandt^[3].
• cobalt's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].
• kobold is named after cobalt^[5].
• cobalt is made of cobaltite^[6].
• cobalt is made of safflorite^[7].
• cobalt is made of glaucodot^[8].
• cobalt is made of skutterudite^[9].
• cobalt is made of cattierite^[10].
• cobalt is made of erythrite^[11].
• cobalt is made of spherocobaltite^[12].
• cobalt's element symbol is recorded as Co^[13].
• cobalt is a type of simple substance^[14].
• cobalt is part of period 4^[15].
• cobalt is part of group 9^[16].
• cobalt's Commons category is recorded as Cobalt^[17].
• cobalt's Unicode character is recorded as 鈷^[18].
• cobalt's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1735^[19].
• cobalt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cobalt^[20].
• cobalt's Commons gallery is recorded as Cobalt^[21].
• cobalt's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+27'}^[22].
• cobalt's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.88'}^[23].
• cobalt's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-1'}^[24].
• cobalt's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[25].
• cobalt's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[26].
• cobalt's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

cobalt's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4]. cobalt is a type of simple substance^[14].

Origins

kobold is named after cobalt^[5].

Use and Application

Part of include period 4^[15], a period^[28] and group 9^[16], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for cobalt include cobaltite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; spherocobaltite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; cobaltlotharmeyerite^[34], a mineral species^[35]; cobaltomenite^[36], a mineral species^[37]; and cobaltarthurite^[38], a mineral species^[39].

Why It Matters

cobalt draws 1,677 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #26 of 144).^[2] cobalt has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] cobalt is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for cobalt include cobaltite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; spherocobaltite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; cobaltlotharmeyerite^[34], a mineral species^[35]; cobaltomenite^[36], a mineral species^[37]; and cobaltarthurite^[38], a mineral species^[39].