lutetium

chemical element with symbol Lu and atomic number 71
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lutetium

Summary

lutetium is a chemical element[1]. lutetium draws 619 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #97 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • lutetium is credited with the discovery of Georges Urbain[3].
  • lutetium is credited with the discovery of Carl Auer von Welsbach[4].
  • lutetium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5].
  • Lutetia is named after lutetium[6].
  • lutetium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Lu][7].
  • lutetium's element symbol is recorded as Lu[8].
  • lutetium's chemical formula is recorded as Lu[9].
  • lutetium is part of lanthanide[10].
  • lutetium is part of period 6[11].
  • lutetium's Commons category is recorded as Lutetium[12].
  • lutetium's Unicode character is recorded as 鎦[13].
  • lutetium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1906[14].
  • lutetium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lutetium[15].
  • lutetium's Commons gallery is recorded as Lutetium[16].
  • lutetium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+71'}[17].
  • lutetium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[18].
  • lutetium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[19].
  • lutetium's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[20].
  • lutetium's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
  • lutetium's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox lutetium[22].
  • lutetium's different from is recorded as Lutetian[23].
  • lutetium's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+174.9668'}[24].
  • lutetium's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+174.96669'}[25].
  • lutetium's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].
  • lutetium's 2022 Harmonized System Code is recorded as 280530[27].

Body

Definition and Type

lutetium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5].

Origins

Lutetia is named after lutetium[6].

Use and Application

Part of include lanthanide[10] and period 6[11], a period[28].

Why It Matters

lutetium draws 619 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #97 of 144).[2] lutetium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] lutetium is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Atomic weights of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . iupac.org. Retrieved . iupac.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Harmonized System. Retrieved . 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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