ionizing radiation

radiation that carries enough energy to liberate electrons from atoms or molecules
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ionizing radiation

Summary

ionizing radiation is a physical phenomenon[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of physical_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,291 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ionizing radiation's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[3].
  • ionizing radiation is a type of radiation[4].
  • ionizing radiation is a type of physical phenomenon[5].
  • ionizing radiation's Commons category is recorded as Ionizing radiation[6].
  • ionizing radiation's Unicode character is recorded as ☢[7].
  • ionizing radiation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ionizing radiation[8].
  • ionizing radiation's has effect is recorded as radiation-induced neoplasms[9].
  • ionizing radiation's has effect is recorded as radiation injury[10].
  • ionizing radiation's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_21001219[11].
  • ionizing radiation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].
  • ionizing radiation's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as radiation protection[13].

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Definition and Type

ionizing radiation's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[3]. Recorded subclass of include radiation[4] and physical phenomenon[5].

Why It Matters

ionizing radiation ranks in the top 3% of physical_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,291 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . osha.gov. osha.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Topic's main category Category:Ionizing radiation
    Instance of
    Handled, mitigated, or managed by radiation protection
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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