ruthenium

Summary

ruthenium is a chemical element^[1]. ruthenium draws 1,125 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #78 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• ruthenium is credited with the discovery of Karl Ernst Claus^[3].
• ruthenium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].
• Ruthenia is named after ruthenium^[5].
• ruthenium's location of discovery is recorded as Q56007908^[6].
• ruthenium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Ru]^[7].
• ruthenium's element symbol is recorded as Ru^[8].
• ruthenium's chemical formula is recorded as Ru^[9].
• ruthenium is a type of platinum group^[10].
• ruthenium is part of period 5^[11].
• ruthenium is part of group 8^[12].
• ruthenium's Commons category is recorded as Ruthenium^[13].
• ruthenium's Unicode character is recorded as 釕^[14].
• ruthenium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1844^[15].
• ruthenium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ruthenium^[16].
• ruthenium's Commons gallery is recorded as Ruthenium^[17].
• ruthenium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+44'}^[18].
• ruthenium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+2.2'}^[19].
• ruthenium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[20].
• ruthenium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[21].
• ruthenium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[22].
• ruthenium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}^[23].
• ruthenium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}^[24].
• ruthenium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}^[25].
• ruthenium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}^[26].
• ruthenium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

ruthenium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4]. ruthenium is a type of platinum group^[10].

Origins

Ruthenia is named after ruthenium^[5].

Use and Application

Part of include period 5^[11], a period^[28] and group 8^[12], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for ruthenium include rutheniridosmine^[30], a mineral species^[31] and ruthenarsenite^[32], a mineral species^[33].

Why It Matters

ruthenium draws 1,125 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #78 of 144).^[2] ruthenium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] ruthenium is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for ruthenium include rutheniridosmine^[30], a mineral species^[31] and ruthenarsenite^[32], a mineral species^[33].