thallium

chemical element with symbol Tl and atomic number 81
Thing chemical_element Q932
thallium
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thallium

Summary

thallium is a chemical element[1]. thallium draws 1,021 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #59 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • thallium is credited with the discovery of Claude-Auguste Lamy[3].
  • thallium is credited with the discovery of William Crookes[4].
  • thallium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5].
  • thallium's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element[6].
  • thallus is named after thallium[7].
  • thallium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Tl][8].
  • thallium's element symbol is recorded as Tl[9].
  • thallium's chemical formula is recorded as Tl[10].
  • thallium is a type of p-block[11].
  • thallium is part of period 6[12].
  • thallium is part of group 13[13].
  • thallium is part of post-transition metal[14].
  • thallium's Commons category is recorded as Thallium[15].
  • thallium's Unicode character is recorded as 鉈[16].
  • thallium's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[17].
  • thallium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1861[18].
  • thallium's point group is recorded as dihexagonal-dipyramidal[19].
  • thallium's space group is recorded as space group P6₃/mmc[20].
  • thallium's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈθæliəm[21].
  • thallium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thallium[22].
  • thallium's Commons gallery is recorded as Thallium[23].
  • thallium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+81'}[24].
  • thallium's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+1.2'}[25].
  • thallium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.62'}[26].
  • thallium's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-5'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[5] and chalcophile element[6]. thallium is a type of p-block[11].

Origins

thallus is named after thallium[7].

Use and Application

Part of include period 6[12], a period[28]; group 13[13], a group[29]; and post-transition metal[14].

Why It Matters

thallium draws 1,021 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #59 of 144).[2] thallium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] thallium is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 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] ↑ . crystallography.net. Retrieved . crystallography.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . crystallography.net. Retrieved . crystallography.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . crystallography.net. Retrieved . crystallography.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18h ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+190'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'ban', 'bcl', '
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+145'}
    P14938 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+196'}
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 190 picometre, Add sourced P14936 element radius"
  2. 7d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 7810
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  3. 10d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-5'}, {'amount': '-2'}, {'amount': '-1'} +3
    Zvg number → 7810
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 007810, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  4. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-5'}, {'amount': '-2'}, {'amount': '-1'} +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: −5, add oxidation state from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state"
  5. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˈθæliəm
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  6. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-tha
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-thallium.wav, add English pronunciation audio (Lingua Libre, from en:Template:Infobox element/s"
  7. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electron configuration → [Xe] 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p¹
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8000]]: [Xe] 6s² 4f¹⁴ 5d¹⁰ 6p¹, add electron configuration from NIST ASD ground levels"
  8. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → p-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214483]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  9. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+6.1082873'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+20.4283'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+29.852'}
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ [[Property:P2260]], import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  10. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → diamagnetism
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+1.2'}
    Point group → dihexagonal-dipyramidal
    Linear thermal expansion coefficient → {'unit': 'Q56025776', 'amount': '+29.9'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13362368]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  11. 4w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → p-block
    Part of → period 6, group 13, post-transition metal
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19591]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269683|batch #269683]]"
  12. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00006914n
    Interlingual index id → i114015
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078544
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  13. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+6670000.0'}
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.315'}
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+577.0'}
    Specific heat capacity → {'unit': 'Q3085309', 'amount': '+129.0'}
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P5668]]: 26,378,000,000.0 pascal"
  14. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → hexagonal crystal system
    Space group → space group P6₃/mmc
    Density → {'unit': 'Q844211', 'amount': '+11348.4'}
    Cod id → 2300518
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  15. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → abzrN
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  16. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → —
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → talij
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531870205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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