strontium

chemical element with symbol Sr and atomic number 38
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strontium

Summary

strontium is a chemical element[1]. strontium draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #74 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • strontium is credited with the discovery of William Cruickshank[3].
  • strontium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • strontium's instance of is recorded as lithophile[5].
  • Strontian is named after strontium[6].
  • strontium is made of strontianite[7].
  • strontium is made of celestine[8].
  • strontium is made of epidote-(Sr)[9].
  • strontium is made of piemontite-(Sr)[10].
  • strontium's location of discovery is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • strontium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Sr][12].
  • strontium's element symbol is recorded as Sr[13].
  • strontium's chemical formula is recorded as Sr[14].
  • strontium is a type of alkaline earth metal[15].
  • strontium is a type of light metal[16].
  • strontium is a type of s-block[17].
  • strontium is part of period 5[18].
  • strontium is part of alkaline earth metal[19].
  • strontium's Commons category is recorded as Strontium[20].
  • strontium's Unicode character is recorded as 鍶[21].
  • strontium's crystal system is recorded as face-centered cubic[22].
  • strontium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1787[23].
  • strontium's found in taxon is recorded as Foeniculum vulgare[24].
  • strontium's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈstrɒntiəm[25].
  • strontium's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈstrɒnʃiəm[26].
  • strontium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Strontium[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and lithophile[5]. Recorded subclass of include alkaline earth metal[15], light metal[16], and s-block[17].

Origins

Strontian is named after strontium[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 5[18], a period[28] and alkaline earth metal[19], a group[29].

Influence

Things named for strontium include strontiomelane[30], a mineral species[31]; stronalsite[32], a mineral species[33]; strontio-orthojoaquinite[34], a mineral species[35]; strontiodresserite[36], a mineral species[37]; and chabazite-Sr[38], a mineral species[39].

Why It Matters

strontium draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #74 of 144).[2] strontium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] strontium is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for strontium include strontiomelane[30], a mineral species[31]; stronalsite[32], a mineral species[33]; strontio-orthojoaquinite[34], a mineral species[35]; strontiodresserite[36], a mineral species[37]; and chabazite-Sr[38], a mineral species[39].

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Effect of oral administration of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) on ciprofloxacin absorption and disposition in the rat. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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
  3. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . 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. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] ↑ . 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. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+200'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'ban', 'bcl', '
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+195'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 200 picometre, Add sourced P14936 element radius"
  2. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8310
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  3. 11d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8310
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  4. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → face-centered cubic
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P556]]: [[Q3006714]], add crystal system from en:Template:Infobox element"
  5. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+1'}
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  6. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˈstrɒntiəm, ˈstrɒnʃiəm
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P898]]: ˈstrɒntiəm, add IPA transcription (from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-pronunciation)"
  7. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-str, LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-str
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  8. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → alkaline earth metal, light metal, s-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q208106]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  9. 16d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+5.69486745'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+11.0302765'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+42.88353'}
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  10. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → paramagnetism
    Standard molar entropy → {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+164.64'}, {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+50.9'}
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+1.5'}
    Linear thermal expansion coefficient → {'unit': 'Q56025776', 'amount': '+22.55'}
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3078]]: 0.91 kilojoule per mole, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  11. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i114007
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078536
    Subclass of → alkaline earth metal, light metal, s-block
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  12. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+7410000.0'}
    Electrical resistivity → {'unit': 'Q1441459', 'amount': '+0.000000132'}
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P5668]]: 11,529,000,000.0 pascal"
  13. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.227'}
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+1050.0'}
    Bulk modulus → {'unit': 'Q44395', 'amount': '+11529000000.0'}
    Shear modulus → {'unit': 'Q44395', 'amount': '+7697000000.0'}
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 9011726, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  14. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4PdLB9
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  15. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → strontium
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: strontium, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289958517|strontium (#289958517)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  16. 20w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → stroncij
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