platinum

chemical element with symbol Pt and atomic number 78
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platinum

Summary

platinum is a chemical element[1]. platinum draws 149 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 location of discovery is recorded as Americas[9].
  • platinum's element symbol is recorded as Pt[10].
  • platinum is a type of precious metal[11].
  • platinum is a type of platinum group[12].
  • platinum is a type of heavy metal[13].
  • platinum is a type of d-block[14].
  • platinum is part of period 6[15].
  • platinum is part of group 10[16].
  • platinum is part of transition metal[17].
  • platinum's Commons category is recorded as Platinum[18].
  • platinum's Unicode character is recorded as 鉑[19].
  • platinum's crystal system is recorded as face-centered cubic[20].
  • platinum's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1557[21].
  • platinum's point group is recorded as cubic-hexoctahedral[22].
  • platinum's space group is recorded as space group Fm-3m[23].
  • platinum's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈplætənəm[24].
  • platinum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Platinum[25].
  • platinum's Commons gallery is recorded as Platinum[26].
  • platinum's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+78'}[27].

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Definition and Type

platinum's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5]. Recorded subclass of include precious metal[11], platinum group[12], heavy metal[13], and d-block[14].

Origins

silver is named after platinum[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 6[15], a period[28]; group 10[16], a group[29]; and transition metal[17].

Influence

Things named for platinum include platinum[30], a color[31]; Shirogane Onsen[32], an onsen[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1950[35]; ferronickelplatinum[36], a mineral species[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 149 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 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for platinum include platinum[30], a color[31]; Shirogane Onsen[32], an onsen[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1950[35]; ferronickelplatinum[36], a mineral species[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].

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: 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.

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  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] ↑ . 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. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] ↑ . 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. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+135'}
    Sitelink count → 161
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'atj', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', '
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+136'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 135 picometre, Add sourced P14936 element radius"
  2. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 7780
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  3. 11d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 7780
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 007780, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  4. 14d ago · Putnik · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → platina
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-3'}, {'amount': '-2'}, {'amount': '-1'} +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: platina"
  5. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-3'}, {'amount': '-2'}, {'amount': '-1'} +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: −3, add oxidation state from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state"
  6. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˈplætənəm
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  7. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-pla
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  8. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electron configuration → [Xe] 6s¹ 4f¹⁴ 5d⁹
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8000]]: [Xe] 6s¹ 4f¹⁴ 5d⁹, add electron configuration from NIST ASD ground levels"
  9. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → precious metal, platinum group, heavy metal +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214503]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  10. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+8.95883'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+18.56'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+29.0'}
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  11. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → paramagnetism
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+3.5'}
    Point group → cubic-hexoctahedral
    Linear thermal expansion coefficient → {'unit': 'Q56025776', 'amount': '+8.93'}
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  12. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → period 6, group 10, transition metal
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  13. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → precious metal, platinum group, heavy metal +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q105789]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269657|batch #269657]]"
  14. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i113983
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078512
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  15. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+9480000.0'}
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.406'}
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+2041.4'}
    Specific heat capacity → {'unit': 'Q3085309', 'amount': '+130.0'}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 4334349, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  16. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4BjCW2
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  17. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → platina
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12535, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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