plutonium

radioactive chemical element with symbol Pu and atomic number 94
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plutonium

Summary

plutonium is a chemical element[1]. plutonium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • plutonium is credited with the discovery of Glenn T. Seaborg[3].
  • plutonium is credited with the discovery of Edwin McMillan[4].
  • plutonium is credited with the discovery of Arthur Wahl[5].
  • plutonium is credited with the discovery of Joseph W. Kennedy[6].
  • plutonium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[7].
  • plutonium's instance of is recorded as radioactive element[8].
  • Pluto is named after plutonium[9].
  • plutonium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Pu][10].
  • plutonium's element symbol is recorded as Pu[11].
  • plutonium's chemical formula is recorded as Pu[12].
  • plutonium is part of period 7[13].
  • plutonium is part of actinide[14].
  • plutonium's Commons category is recorded as Plutonium[15].
  • plutonium's Unicode character is recorded as 鈽[16].
  • plutonium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 1, 1941[17].
  • plutonium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Plutonium[18].
  • plutonium's Commons gallery is recorded as Plutonium[19].
  • plutonium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+94'}[20].
  • plutonium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.28'}[21].
  • plutonium's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[22].
  • plutonium's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox plutonium[23].
  • plutonium's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[7] and radioactive element[8].

Origins

Pluto is named after plutonium[9].

Use and Application

Part of include period 7[13], a period[25] and actinide[14], a chemical series[26].

Why It Matters

plutonium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] plutonium is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag plutonium
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: plutonium, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289950511|plutonium (#289950511)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  2. 7w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id plutonij
    Topic has template Template:Infobox plutonium
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4992, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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