niobium

Summary

niobium is a chemical element^[1]. niobium draws 857 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #61 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• niobium is credited with the discovery of Charles Hatchett^[3].
• niobium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].
• niobium's instance of is recorded as lithophile^[5].
• Niobe is named after niobium^[6].
• niobium's location of discovery is recorded as United Kingdom^[7].
• niobium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Nb]^[8].
• niobium's element symbol is recorded as Nb^[9].
• niobium's chemical formula is recorded as Nb^[10].
• niobium is a type of transition metal^[11].
• niobium is a type of period 5^[12].
• niobium is part of period 5^[13].
• niobium is part of group 5^[14].
• niobium's Commons category is recorded as Niobium^[15].
• niobium's Unicode character is recorded as 鈮^[16].
• niobium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1801^[17].
• niobium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Niobium^[18].
• niobium's Commons gallery is recorded as Niobium^[19].
• niobium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+41'}^[20].
• niobium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[21].
• niobium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[22].
• niobium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[23].
• niobium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}^[24].
• niobium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}^[25].
• niobium's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• niobium's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[4] and lithophile^[5]. Recorded subclass of include transition metal^[11] and period 5^[12].

Origins

Niobe is named after niobium^[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 5^[13], a period^[28] and group 5^[14], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for niobium include nioboholtite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; columbite-(Mn)^[32], a mineral species^[33]; niobocarbide^[34], a mineral species^[35]; columbite-(Fe)^[36], a mineral species^[37]; niocalite^[38], a mineral species^[39]; and niobophyllite^[40], a mineral species^[41].

Why It Matters

niobium draws 857 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #61 of 144).^[2] niobium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] niobium is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for niobium include nioboholtite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; columbite-(Mn)^[32], a mineral species^[33]; niobocarbide^[34], a mineral species^[35]; columbite-(Fe)^[36], a mineral species^[37]; niocalite^[38], a mineral species^[39]; and niobophyllite^[40], a mineral species^[41].