hydrogen

Summary

hydrogen is a chemical element^[1]. hydrogen ranks in the top 3% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,116 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• hydrogen is credited with the discovery of Henry Cavendish^[3].
• hydrogen is credited with the discovery of Mikhail Lomonosov^[4].
• hydrogen is credited with the discovery of Antoine Lavoisier^[5].
• hydrogen's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[6].
• hydrogen's instance of is recorded as atmophile element^[7].
• water is named after hydrogen^[8].
• hydrogen's location of discovery is recorded as Russian Empire^[9].
• hydrogen's location of discovery is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• hydrogen's location of discovery is recorded as France^[11].
• hydrogen's element symbol is recorded as H^[12].
• hydrogen is a type of diatomic nonmetal^[13].
• hydrogen is a type of nonmetal^[14].
• hydrogen is a type of s-block^[15].
• hydrogen is a type of reducing agent^[16].
• hydrogen is a type of fuel^[17].
• hydrogen is part of period 1^[18].
• hydrogen is part of group 1^[19].
• hydrogen is part of water^[20].
• hydrogen is used for food additive^[21].
• hydrogen is used for hydrogen technologies^[22].
• hydrogen's Commons category is recorded as Hydrogen^[23].
• hydrogen's color is recorded as colorless^[24].
• hydrogen's Unicode character is recorded as 氫^[25].
• hydrogen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1766^[26].
• hydrogen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hydrogen^[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[6] and atmophile element^[7]. Recorded subclass of include diatomic nonmetal^[13], nonmetal^[14], s-block^[15], reducing agent^[16], and fuel^[17].

Origins

water is named after hydrogen^[8].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include food additive^[21] and hydrogen technologies^[22]. Part of include period 1^[18], a period^[28]; group 1^[19], a group^[29]; and water^[20], a type of chemical entity^[30].

Influence

Things named for hydrogen include hycean planet^[31], an astronomical object type^[32]; hydrogenase^[33], a group or class of enzymes^[34]; umohoite^[35], a mineral species^[36]; and caysichite-(Y)^[37], a mineral species^[38].

Why It Matters

hydrogen ranks in the top 3% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,116 views/month).^[2] hydrogen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] hydrogen is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for hydrogen include hycean planet^[31], an astronomical object type^[32]; hydrogenase^[33], a group or class of enzymes^[34]; umohoite^[35], a mineral species^[36]; and caysichite-(Y)^[37], a mineral species^[38].