neptunium

chemical element with symbol Np and atomic number 93
Thing chemical_element Q1105
neptunium
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neptunium

Summary

neptunium is a chemical element[1]. neptunium draws 881 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #81 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • neptunium is credited with the discovery of Edwin McMillan[3].
  • neptunium is credited with the discovery of Philip Abelson[4].
  • neptunium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5].
  • Neptune is named after neptunium[6].
  • neptunium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Np][7].
  • neptunium's element symbol is recorded as Np[8].
  • neptunium's chemical formula is recorded as Np[9].
  • neptunium is a type of actinide[10].
  • neptunium is a type of heavy metal[11].
  • neptunium is a type of f-block[12].
  • neptunium is part of period 7[13].
  • neptunium is part of actinide[14].
  • neptunium's Commons category is recorded as Neptunium[15].
  • neptunium's Unicode character is recorded as 錼[16].
  • neptunium's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[17].
  • neptunium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 1, 1940[18].
  • neptunium's IPA transcription is recorded as nɛpˈtjuːniəm[19].
  • neptunium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Neptunium[20].
  • neptunium's Commons gallery is recorded as Neptunium[21].
  • neptunium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+93'}[22].
  • neptunium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.36'}[23].
  • neptunium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[24].
  • neptunium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[25].
  • neptunium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[26].
  • neptunium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

neptunium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5]. Recorded subclass of include actinide[10], heavy metal[11], and f-block[12].

Origins

Neptune is named after neptunium[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 7[13], a period[28] and actinide[14], a chemical series[29].

Why It Matters

neptunium draws 881 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #81 of 144).[2] neptunium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] neptunium is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+175'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'ban', 'be', 'b
    Has characteristic → paramagnetism
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+190'}
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 175 picometre, Add sourced P14936 element radius"
  2. 18d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+3'}, {'amount': '+4'} +3
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+237.0481736'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2067]]: 237.0481736±0.0000019 dalton, add the mass of the longest-lived isotope (AME via NIST)"
  3. 18d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+3'}, {'amount': '+4'} +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: 2, add oxidation state from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state"
  4. 18d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → nɛpˈtjuːniəm
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P898]]: nɛpˈtjuːniəm, add IPA transcription (from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-pronunciation)"
  5. 18d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-nep
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-neptunium.wav, add English pronunciation audio (Lingua Libre, from en:Template:Infobox element/"
  6. 18d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electron configuration → [Rn] 7s² 5f⁴ 6d¹
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8000]]: [Rn] 7s² 5f⁴ 6d¹, add electron configuration from NIST ASD ground levels"
  7. 19d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → actinide, heavy metal, f-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214680]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  8. 19d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+6.265608'}
    Subclass of → actinide, heavy metal, f-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2260]]: 6.265608±0.000019 electronvolt, import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  9. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → actinide, heavy metal, f-block
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19577]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269656|batch #269656]]"
  10. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00006925n
    Interlingual index id → i113970
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078499
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  11. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+820000.0'}
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.226'}
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+913.0'}
    Bulk modulus → {'unit': 'Q44395', 'amount': '+166958000000.0'}
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P5668]]: 166,958,000,000.0 pascal"
  12. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → {'unit': 'Q844211', 'amount': '+21731.7'}
    Cod id → 9008547
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 9008547, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  13. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1SbgxI
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  14. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → neptunij
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12863, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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