Chemical Elements Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-31 · 5 entries checked · 4 flagged · 7 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 7 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Terbium — [contradicted] Originally, 'erbia' was the fraction containing the pink color due to what is now known as erbium, while 'terbia' contained what is now known as terbium. :: Source explicitly states: 'Terbia was originally the fraction that contained the pink co

Vanadium — [contradicted] He initially thought it was a new element, but French chemist Hippolyte Victor Collet-Descotils erroneously convinced him it was chromium. :: The source states that del Río initially presumed its qualities were due to a new element, was erroneou

Ytterbium — [contradicted] Ytterbium is named after the village of Ytterby in Sweden, which also gave names to yttrium, terbium, and erbium. :: The source states that four elements were named after the village: yttrium, terbium, erbium, and ytterbium (ytterbium is itself

Tantalum — [contradicted] These make it indispensable for reaction vessels, vacuum furnaces, and tantalum capacitors in computers and other electronics. :: flagged by an independent model family (deepseek-v4-flash) against the source article; the same-family audit missed

Tantalum — [contradicted] Historically, the confusion between tantalum and niobium, resolved over decades by multiple chemists, illustrates the challenges of early analytical chemistry. :: flagged by an independent model family (deepseek-v4-flash) against the source arti

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