erbium

chemical element with symbol Er and atomic number 68
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erbium

Summary

erbium is a chemical element[1]. erbium draws 894 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #112 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • erbium is credited with the discovery of Carl Gustaf Mosander[3].
  • erbium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • Ytterby mine is named after erbium[5].
  • erbium is made of monazite mineral group[6].
  • erbium is made of monazite sands[7].
  • erbium is made of xenotime mineral group[8].
  • erbium is made of euxenite mineral group[9].
  • erbium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Er][10].
  • erbium's element symbol is recorded as Er[11].
  • erbium's chemical formula is recorded as Er[12].
  • erbium is part of lanthanide[13].
  • erbium is part of period 6[14].
  • erbium is used for Er:YAG laser[15].
  • erbium is used for glass coloring and color marking[16].
  • erbium is used for nuclear poison[17].
  • erbium is used for alloy[18].
  • erbium is used for Cryocooler[19].
  • erbium's Commons category is recorded as Erbium[20].
  • erbium's Unicode character is recorded as 鉺[21].
  • erbium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1843[22].
  • erbium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Erbium[23].
  • erbium's Commons gallery is recorded as Erbium[24].
  • erbium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+68'}[25].
  • erbium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[26].
  • erbium's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[27].

Body

Definition and Type

erbium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].

Origins

Ytterby mine is named after erbium[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include Er:YAG laser[15], glass coloring and color marking[16], nuclear poison[17], alloy[18], and Cryocooler[19]. Part of include lanthanide[13] and period 6[14], a period[28].

Why It Matters

erbium draws 894 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #112 of 144).[2] erbium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] erbium is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Q87327090. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q115164150. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use Er:YAG laser, glass coloring and color marking, nuclear poison +2
    Electronegativity {'amount': '+1'}
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id erbij
    Mass {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+167.259'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38979, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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