palladium

chemical element with symbol Pd and atomic number 46
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palladium

Summary

palladium is a chemical element[1]. palladium draws 5,321 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #37 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • palladium is credited with the discovery of William Hyde Wollaston[3].
  • palladium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • Athena is named after palladium[5].
  • Pallas is named after palladium[6].
  • 2 Pallas is named after palladium[7].
  • palladium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Pd][8].
  • palladium's element symbol is recorded as Pd[9].
  • palladium's chemical formula is recorded as Pd[10].
  • palladium is a type of platinum group[11].
  • palladium is a type of d-block[12].
  • palladium is part of period 5[13].
  • palladium is part of group 10[14].
  • palladium is part of transition metal[15].
  • palladium's Commons category is recorded as Palladium[16].
  • palladium's Unicode character is recorded as 鈀[17].
  • palladium's crystal system is recorded as face-centered cubic[18].
  • palladium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1803[19].
  • palladium's point group is recorded as cubic-hexoctahedral[20].
  • palladium's space group is recorded as space group Fm-3m[21].
  • palladium's IPA transcription is recorded as pəˈleɪdiəm[22].
  • palladium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Palladium[23].
  • palladium's Commons gallery is recorded as Palladium[24].
  • palladium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+46'}[25].
  • palladium's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+4.75'}[26].
  • palladium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+2.2'}[27].

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Definition and Type

palladium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4]. Recorded subclass of include platinum group[11] and d-block[12].

Origins

Things named after include Athena[5], a goddess[28]; Pallas[6], a Greek deity[29]; and 2 Pallas[7], an asteroid[30].

Use and Application

Part of include period 5[13], a period[31]; group 10[14], a group[32]; and transition metal[15].

Influence

Things named for palladium include stibiopalladinite[33], a mineral species[34]; arsenopalladinite[35], a mineral species[36]; plumbopalladinite[37], a mineral species[38]; stannopalladinite[39], a mineral species[40]; palarstanide[41], a mineral species[42]; and paolovite[43], a mineral species[44].

Why It Matters

palladium draws 5,321 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #37 of 144).[2] palladium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] palladium is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for palladium include stibiopalladinite[33], a mineral species[34]; arsenopalladinite[35], a mineral species[36]; plumbopalladinite[37], a mineral species[38]; stannopalladinite[39], a mineral species[40]; palarstanide[41], a mineral species[42]; and paolovite[43], a mineral species[44].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q866. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Web NDL Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: 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] ↑ . periodic table. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] ↑ . 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. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+140'}
    Sitelink count → 148
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ban', 'b
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+139'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 140 picometre, Add sourced P14936 element radius"
  2. 9d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8340
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 8340, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  3. 12d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8340
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 008340, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  4. 15d ago · Putnik · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → paladis
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+0'}, {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+2'} +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: paladis"
  5. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+0'}, {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+2'} +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: 0, add oxidation state from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state"
  6. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → pəˈleɪdiəm
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P898]]: pəˈleɪdiəm, add IPA transcription (from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-pronunciation)"
  7. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-pal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-palladium.wav, add English pronunciation audio (Lingua Libre, from en:Template:Infobox element/"
  8. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electron configuration → 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰, [Kr] 4d¹⁰
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P8000]]: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰, correct electron configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 4d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 5d⁸ → 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ (d "
  9. 17d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → platinum group, d-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214503]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  10. 17d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+8.336839'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2260]]: 8.336839±0.00001 electronvolt, import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  11. 4w ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → paramagnetism
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+4.75'}
    Point group → cubic-hexoctahedral
    Linear thermal expansion coefficient → {'unit': 'Q56025776', 'amount': '+11.77'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13359931]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  12. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → platinum group, d-block
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q244982]]"
  13. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i113980
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078509
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||3 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  14. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+9260000.0'}
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+1828.05'}
    Electrical resistivity → {'unit': 'Q1441459', 'amount': '+0.0000001054'}
    Thermal conductivity → {'unit': 'Q1463969', 'amount': '+72.0'}
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P5668]]: 166,982,000,000.0 pascal"
  15. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.368'}
    Bulk modulus → {'unit': 'Q44395', 'amount': '+166982000000.0'}
    Crystal system → face-centered cubic
    Shear modulus → {'unit': 'Q44395', 'amount': '+48469000000.0'}
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 9009820, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  16. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4OiBmn
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  17. 20w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → paladij
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31836|batch #31836]]: Hrvatska enciklopedija"
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