rhodium

chemical element with symbol Rh and atomic number 45
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rhodium

Summary

rhodium is a chemical element[1]. rhodium draws 2,305 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #56 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • rhodium is credited with the discovery of William Hyde Wollaston[3].
  • rhodium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • rhodium's instance of is recorded as combustible powder[5].
  • rose is named after rhodium[6].
  • rhodium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Rh][7].
  • rhodium's element symbol is recorded as Rh[8].
  • rhodium's chemical formula is recorded as Rh[9].
  • rhodium is a type of period 5[10].
  • rhodium is a type of platinum group[11].
  • rhodium is part of period 5[12].
  • rhodium is part of group 9[13].
  • rhodium's Commons category is recorded as Rhodium[14].
  • rhodium's Unicode character is recorded as 銠[15].
  • rhodium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1803[16].
  • rhodium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rhodium[17].
  • rhodium's Commons gallery is recorded as Rhodium[18].
  • rhodium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+45'}[19].
  • rhodium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+2.28'}[20].
  • rhodium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[21].
  • rhodium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[22].
  • rhodium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[23].
  • rhodium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[24].
  • rhodium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[25].
  • rhodium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[26].
  • rhodium's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and combustible powder[5]. Recorded subclass of include period 5[10] and platinum group[11].

Origins

rose is named after rhodium[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 5[12], a period[28] and group 9[13], a group[29].

Influence

Things named for rhodium include rhodplumsite[30], a mineral species[31] and cuprorhodsite[32], a mineral species[33].

Why It Matters

rhodium draws 2,305 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #56 of 144).[2] rhodium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] rhodium is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for rhodium include rhodplumsite[30], a mineral species[31] and cuprorhodsite[32], a mineral species[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . periodic table. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . periodic table. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity {'unit': 'Q20966435', 'amount': '+22300000'}
    Discoverer or inventor William Hyde Wollaston
    Subclass of period 5, platinum group
    Immediately dangerous to life or health {'unit': 'Q21077820', 'amount': '+100'}
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