silicon carbide

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q412356
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Summary

silicon carbide is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,606 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • silicon carbide is credited with the discovery of Edward Goodrich Acheson[3].
  • silicon carbide's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • silicon carbide's canonical SMILES is recorded as [C-]#[Si+][5].
  • silicon carbide's chemical formula is recorded as SiC[6].
  • silicon carbide is a type of carbide[7].
  • silicon carbide is a type of silicon compound[8].
  • silicon carbide is a type of abrasive[9].
  • silicon carbide's Commons category is recorded as Silicon carbide[10].
  • silicon carbide comprises silicon[11].
  • silicon carbide comprises carbon[12].
  • silicon carbide's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[13].
  • silicon carbide's point group is recorded as ditrigonal pyramidal[14].
  • silicon carbide's space group is recorded as space group R3m[15].
  • silicon carbide's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+9'}[16].
  • silicon carbide's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+9.5'}[17].
  • silicon carbide's refractive index is recorded as {'amount': '+2.55'}[18].
  • silicon carbide's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[19].
  • silicon carbide's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • silicon carbide's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • silicon carbide's has effect is recorded as silicon carbide exposure[22].
  • silicon carbide's has characteristic is recorded as covalent network solid[23].
  • silicon carbide's NIOSH Pocket Guide ID is recorded as 0555[24].
  • silicon carbide's density is recorded as {'amount': '+3.23'}[25].
  • silicon carbide's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+39.977'}[26].
  • silicon carbide's melting point is recorded as {'amount': '+3103.15'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

silicon carbide is credited with the discovery of Edward Goodrich Acheson[3].

Why It Matters

silicon carbide ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,606 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 4700
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  2. 23d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 4700
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  3. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Melting point → {'amount': '+3103.15'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Density: 3.23±0.01 gram per cubic centimetre"
  4. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Standard molar entropy → {'amount': '+213.02'}
    Crystal system → trigonal crystal system
    Point group → ditrigonal pyramidal
    Space group → space group R3m
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  5. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4Sv7B6
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  6. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Edward Goodrich Acheson
    Subclass of → carbide, silicon compound, abrasive
    Ionization energy → {'amount': '+9.3'}
    Has part(s) → silicon, carbon
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007543762305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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