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transition metal

series of chemical elements
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transition metal
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Summary

transition metal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,267 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: metal[2], chemical series[3], simple substance[4], siderophile element[5]
  • Commons category: Transition metals[6]
  • Opposite of: main group[7]
  • Has part(s): chemical element[8], d-block[9], f-block[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Transition metals[11]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]

Why It Matters

transition metal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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