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iridium
Summary
iridium is a chemical element[1]. iridium draws 112 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #28 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- iridium is credited with the discovery of Smithson Tennant[3].
- iridium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
- Iris is named after iridium[5].
- iridium's location of discovery is recorded as London[6].
- iridium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Ir][7].
- iridium's element symbol is recorded as Ir[8].
- iridium's chemical formula is recorded as Ir[9].
- iridium is a type of platinum group[10].
- iridium is a type of heavy metal[11].
- iridium is a type of d-block[12].
- iridium is part of period 6[13].
- iridium is part of group 9[14].
- iridium is part of transition metal[15].
- iridium's Commons category is recorded as Iridium[16].
- iridium's Unicode character is recorded as 銥[17].
- iridium's crystal system is recorded as face-centered cubic[18].
- iridium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1803[19].
- iridium's point group is recorded as cubic-hexoctahedral[20].
- iridium's space group is recorded as space group Fm-3m[21].
- iridium's IPA transcription is recorded as ɪˈrɪdiəm[22].
- iridium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iridium[23].
- iridium's topic's main category is recorded as Q18200788[24].
- iridium's Commons gallery is recorded as Iridium[25].
- iridium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+77'}[26].
- iridium's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+6.5'}[27].
Body
Definition and Type
iridium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4]. Recorded subclass of include platinum group[10], heavy metal[11], and d-block[12].
Origins
Iris is named after iridium[5].
Use and Application
Part of include period 6[13], a period[28]; group 9[14], a group[29]; and transition metal[15].
Influence
Things named for iridium include Iridium satellite constellation[30], a spacecraft constellation[31]; rutheniridosmine[32], a mineral species[33]; irarsite[34], a mineral species[35]; cuproiridsite[36], a mineral species[37]; and iridarsenite[38], a mineral species[39].
Why It Matters
iridium draws 112 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #28 of 144).[2] iridium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] iridium is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for iridium include Iridium satellite constellation[30], a spacecraft constellation[31]; rutheniridosmine[32], a mineral species[33]; irarsite[34], a mineral species[35]; cuproiridsite[36], a mineral species[37]; and iridarsenite[38], a mineral species[39].