platinum

Summary

platinum is a chemical element^[1]. platinum draws 7,650 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #18 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• platinum is credited with the discovery of Julius Caesar Scaliger^[3].
• platinum is credited with the discovery of Antonio de Ulloa^[4].
• platinum's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[5].
• silver is named after platinum^[6].
• platinum is made of sperrylite^[7].
• platinum is made of cooperite^[8].
• platinum's element symbol is recorded as Pt^[9].
• platinum is a type of precious metal^[10].
• platinum is a type of platinum group^[11].
• platinum is part of period 6^[12].
• platinum is part of group 10^[13].
• platinum's Commons category is recorded as Platinum^[14].
• platinum's Unicode character is recorded as 鉑^[15].
• platinum's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1557^[16].
• platinum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Platinum^[17].
• platinum's Commons gallery is recorded as Platinum^[18].
• platinum's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+78'}^[19].
• platinum's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+2.28'}^[20].
• platinum's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[21].
• platinum's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[22].
• platinum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• platinum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• platinum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• platinum's described by source is recorded as Platinum^[26].
• platinum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

platinum's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[5]. Recorded subclass of include precious metal^[10] and platinum group^[11].

Origins

silver is named after platinum^[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 6^[12], a period^[28] and group 10^[13], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for platinum include platinum^[30], a color^[31]; ferronickelplatinum^[32], a mineral species^[33]; Shirogane Onsen^[34], an onsen^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 1950^[37]; isoferroplatinum^[38], a mineral species^[39]; platarsite^[40], a mineral species^[41]; and Saints Row: Criminal Customs Editions^[42], a video game edition^[43].

Why It Matters

platinum draws 7,650 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #18 of 144).^[2] platinum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] platinum is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for platinum include platinum^[30], a color^[31]; ferronickelplatinum^[32], a mineral species^[33]; Shirogane Onsen^[34], an onsen^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 1950^[37]; isoferroplatinum^[38], a mineral species^[39]; platarsite^[40], a mineral species^[41]; and Saints Row: Criminal Customs Editions^[42], a video game edition^[43].