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I am Justin Anthony Knapp (koavf), a Wikipedian from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. I'm a life-long Hoosier, and attended Covenant Christian High School; upon graduating, I worked there as a tutor and teachers' assistant for two years. I joined Wikipedia on 2005-03-06, after anonymously editing for months. I worked for Indiana University at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis for several years, where I earned degrees in philosophy and political science.
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Revision as of 03:40, 4 October 2014

Justin Anthony Knapp-1.jpg I am Justin Anthony Knapp (koavf), a Wikipedian from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. I'm a life-long Hoosier, and attended Covenant Christian High School; upon graduating, I worked there as a tutor and teachers' assistant for two years. I joined Wikipedia on 2005-03-06, after anonymously editing for months. I worked for Indiana University at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis for several years, where I earned degrees in philosophy and political science.

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 |sulphur
 |cesium={{{1}}} is not a valid way to spell .
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 |sc|scandium=
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 |nb|niobium=
 |mo|molybdenum=
 |tc|technetium=
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 |rh|rhodium=
 |pd|palladium=
 |ag|silver= 
 |cd|cadmium=
 |in|indium=
 |sn|tin=
 |sb|antimony=
 |te|tellurium=
 |i|iodine=
 |xe|xenon=
 |cs|caesium=
 |ba|barium=
 |la|lanthanum=
 |ce|cerium=
 |pr|praseodymium=
 |nd|neodymium=
 |pm|promethium=
 |sm|samarium=
 |eu|europium=
 |gd|gadolinium=
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 |yb|ytterbium=
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 |w|tungsten=
 |re|rhenium=
 |os|osmium=
 |ir|iridium=
 |pt|platinum=
 |au|gold=
 |hg|mercury=
 |tl|thallium=
 |pb|lead=
 |bi|bismuth=
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 |at|astatine=
 |rn|radon=
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 |ra|radium=
 |ac|actinium=
 |th|thorium=
 |pa|protactinium=
 |u|uranium=
 |np|neptunium=
 |pu|plutonium=
 |am|americium=
 |cm|curium=
 |bk|berkelium=
 |cf|californium=
 |es|einsteinium=
 |fm|fermium=
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 |no|nobelium=
 |lr|lawrencium=
 |rf|rutherfordium=
 |db|dubnium=
 |sg|seaborgium=
 |bh|bohrium=
 |hs|hassium=
 |mt|meitnerium=
 |ds|darmstadtium=
 |rg|roentgenium=
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 |fl|flerovium=
 |uup|ununpentium=
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 |ubs|unbiseptium=
 |#default=unknown element {{{1}}}.}}</includeonly>
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Template that returns an error message if the first argument is not valid for use with other nuclide templates helper templates.

Usage

When using a string that is not a valid element name or symbol or "x" or "element", an error message is returned, like so:

  • {{CheckElement|C}} will return "Justin Anthony Knapp-1.jpg

I am Justin Anthony Knapp (koavf), a Wikipedian from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. I'm a life-long Hoosier, and attended Covenant Christian High School; upon graduating, I worked there as a tutor and teachers' assistant for two years. I joined Wikipedia on 2005-03-06, after anonymously editing for months. I worked for Indiana University at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis for several years, where I earned degrees in philosophy and political science.

 -->}}
 |aluminum
 |sulphur
 |cesium=C is not a valid way to spell .
 |mu|muonium=
 |ps|positronium=
 |neutronium=
 |h|hydrogen=
 |d|deuterium=
 |t|tritium=
 |he|helium=
 |li|lithium=
 |be|beryllium=
 |b|boron=
 |c|carbon=
 |n|nitrogen=
 |o|oxygen=
 |f|fluorine=
 |ne|neon=
 |na|sodium=
 |mg|magnesium=
 |al|aluminium=
 |si|silicon=
 |p|phosphorus=
 |s|sulfur=
 |cl|chlorine=
 |ar|argon=
 |k|potassium=
 |ca|calcium=
 |sc|scandium=
 |ti|titanium=
 |v|vanadium=
 |cr|chromium=
 |mr|manganese=
 |fe|iron=
 |co|cobalt=
 |ni|nickel=
 |cu|copper=
 |zn|zinc=
 |ga|gallium=
 |ge|germanium=
 |as|arsenic=
 |se|selenium=
 |br|bromine=
 |kr|krypton=
 |rb|rubidium=
 |sr|strontium=
 |y|yttrium=
 |zr|zirconium=
 |nb|niobium=
 |mo|molybdenum=
 |tc|technetium=
 |ru|ruthenium=
 |rh|rhodium=
 |pd|palladium=
 |ag|silver= 
 |cd|cadmium=
 |in|indium=
 |sn|tin=
 |sb|antimony=
 |te|tellurium=
 |i|iodine=
 |xe|xenon=
 |cs|caesium=
 |ba|barium=
 |la|lanthanum=
 |ce|cerium=
 |pr|praseodymium=
 |nd|neodymium=
 |pm|promethium=
 |sm|samarium=
 |eu|europium=
 |gd|gadolinium=
 |tb|terbium=
 |dy|dysprosium=
 |ho|holmium=
 |er|erbium=
 |tm|thulium=
 |yb|ytterbium=
 |lu|lutetium=
 |hf|hafnium=
 |ta|tantalum=
 |w|tungsten=
 |re|rhenium=
 |os|osmium=
 |ir|iridium=
 |pt|platinum=
 |au|gold=
 |hg|mercury=
 |tl|thallium=
 |pb|lead=
 |bi|bismuth=
 |po|polonium=
 |at|astatine=
 |rn|radon=
 |fr|francium=
 |ra|radium=
 |ac|actinium=
 |th|thorium=
 |pa|protactinium=
 |u|uranium=
 |np|neptunium=
 |pu|plutonium=
 |am|americium=
 |cm|curium=
 |bk|berkelium=
 |cf|californium=
 |es|einsteinium=
 |fm|fermium=
 |md|mendelevium=
 |no|nobelium=
 |lr|lawrencium=
 |rf|rutherfordium=
 |db|dubnium=
 |sg|seaborgium=
 |bh|bohrium=
 |hs|hassium=
 |mt|meitnerium=
 |ds|darmstadtium=
 |rg|roentgenium=
 |cn|copernicium=
 |uut|ununtrium=
 |fl|flerovium=
 |uup|ununpentium=
 |lv|livermorium=
 |uus|ununseptium=
 |uuo|ununoctium=
 |uue|ununennium=
 |ubh|unbihexium=
 |ubs|unbiseptium=
 |#default=unknown element C.}}"
  • {{CheckElement|Carbon}} will return "Justin Anthony Knapp-1.jpg

I am Justin Anthony Knapp (koavf), a Wikipedian from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. I'm a life-long Hoosier, and attended Covenant Christian High School; upon graduating, I worked there as a tutor and teachers' assistant for two years. I joined Wikipedia on 2005-03-06, after anonymously editing for months. I worked for Indiana University at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis for several years, where I earned degrees in philosophy and political science.

 -->}}
 |aluminum
 |sulphur
 |cesium=C is not a valid way to spell .
 |mu|muonium=
 |ps|positronium=
 |neutronium=
 |h|hydrogen=
 |d|deuterium=
 |t|tritium=
 |he|helium=
 |li|lithium=
 |be|beryllium=
 |b|boron=
 |c|carbon=
 |n|nitrogen=
 |o|oxygen=
 |f|fluorine=
 |ne|neon=
 |na|sodium=
 |mg|magnesium=
 |al|aluminium=
 |si|silicon=
 |p|phosphorus=
 |s|sulfur=
 |cl|chlorine=
 |ar|argon=
 |k|potassium=
 |ca|calcium=
 |sc|scandium=
 |ti|titanium=
 |v|vanadium=
 |cr|chromium=
 |mr|manganese=
 |fe|iron=
 |co|cobalt=
 |ni|nickel=
 |cu|copper=
 |zn|zinc=
 |ga|gallium=
 |ge|germanium=
 |as|arsenic=
 |se|selenium=
 |br|bromine=
 |kr|krypton=
 |rb|rubidium=
 |sr|strontium=
 |y|yttrium=
 |zr|zirconium=
 |nb|niobium=
 |mo|molybdenum=
 |tc|technetium=
 |ru|ruthenium=
 |rh|rhodium=
 |pd|palladium=
 |ag|silver= 
 |cd|cadmium=
 |in|indium=
 |sn|tin=
 |sb|antimony=
 |te|tellurium=
 |i|iodine=
 |xe|xenon=
 |cs|caesium=
 |ba|barium=
 |la|lanthanum=
 |ce|cerium=
 |pr|praseodymium=
 |nd|neodymium=
 |pm|promethium=
 |sm|samarium=
 |eu|europium=
 |gd|gadolinium=
 |tb|terbium=
 |dy|dysprosium=
 |ho|holmium=
 |er|erbium=
 |tm|thulium=
 |yb|ytterbium=
 |lu|lutetium=
 |hf|hafnium=
 |ta|tantalum=
 |w|tungsten=
 |re|rhenium=
 |os|osmium=
 |ir|iridium=
 |pt|platinum=
 |au|gold=
 |hg|mercury=
 |tl|thallium=
 |pb|lead=
 |bi|bismuth=
 |po|polonium=
 |at|astatine=
 |rn|radon=
 |fr|francium=
 |ra|radium=
 |ac|actinium=
 |th|thorium=
 |pa|protactinium=
 |u|uranium=
 |np|neptunium=
 |pu|plutonium=
 |am|americium=
 |cm|curium=
 |bk|berkelium=
 |cf|californium=
 |es|einsteinium=
 |fm|fermium=
 |md|mendelevium=
 |no|nobelium=
 |lr|lawrencium=
 |rf|rutherfordium=
 |db|dubnium=
 |sg|seaborgium=
 |bh|bohrium=
 |hs|hassium=
 |mt|meitnerium=
 |ds|darmstadtium=
 |rg|roentgenium=
 |cn|copernicium=
 |uut|ununtrium=
 |fl|flerovium=
 |uup|ununpentium=
 |lv|livermorium=
 |uus|ununseptium=
 |uuo|ununoctium=
 |uue|ununennium=
 |ubh|unbihexium=
 |ubs|unbiseptium=
 |#default=unknown element C.}}"
  • {{CheckElement|Blablabla}} will return "Justin Anthony Knapp-1.jpg

I am Justin Anthony Knapp (koavf), a Wikipedian from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. I'm a life-long Hoosier, and attended Covenant Christian High School; upon graduating, I worked there as a tutor and teachers' assistant for two years. I joined Wikipedia on 2005-03-06, after anonymously editing for months. I worked for Indiana University at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis for several years, where I earned degrees in philosophy and political science.

 -->}}
 |aluminum
 |sulphur
 |cesium=Blablabla is not a valid way to spell .
 |mu|muonium=
 |ps|positronium=
 |neutronium=
 |h|hydrogen=
 |d|deuterium=
 |t|tritium=
 |he|helium=
 |li|lithium=
 |be|beryllium=
 |b|boron=
 |c|carbon=
 |n|nitrogen=
 |o|oxygen=
 |f|fluorine=
 |ne|neon=
 |na|sodium=
 |mg|magnesium=
 |al|aluminium=
 |si|silicon=
 |p|phosphorus=
 |s|sulfur=
 |cl|chlorine=
 |ar|argon=
 |k|potassium=
 |ca|calcium=
 |sc|scandium=
 |ti|titanium=
 |v|vanadium=
 |cr|chromium=
 |mr|manganese=
 |fe|iron=
 |co|cobalt=
 |ni|nickel=
 |cu|copper=
 |zn|zinc=
 |ga|gallium=
 |ge|germanium=
 |as|arsenic=
 |se|selenium=
 |br|bromine=
 |kr|krypton=
 |rb|rubidium=
 |sr|strontium=
 |y|yttrium=
 |zr|zirconium=
 |nb|niobium=
 |mo|molybdenum=
 |tc|technetium=
 |ru|ruthenium=
 |rh|rhodium=
 |pd|palladium=
 |ag|silver= 
 |cd|cadmium=
 |in|indium=
 |sn|tin=
 |sb|antimony=
 |te|tellurium=
 |i|iodine=
 |xe|xenon=
 |cs|caesium=
 |ba|barium=
 |la|lanthanum=
 |ce|cerium=
 |pr|praseodymium=
 |nd|neodymium=
 |pm|promethium=
 |sm|samarium=
 |eu|europium=
 |gd|gadolinium=
 |tb|terbium=
 |dy|dysprosium=
 |ho|holmium=
 |er|erbium=
 |tm|thulium=
 |yb|ytterbium=
 |lu|lutetium=
 |hf|hafnium=
 |ta|tantalum=
 |w|tungsten=
 |re|rhenium=
 |os|osmium=
 |ir|iridium=
 |pt|platinum=
 |au|gold=
 |hg|mercury=
 |tl|thallium=
 |pb|lead=
 |bi|bismuth=
 |po|polonium=
 |at|astatine=
 |rn|radon=
 |fr|francium=
 |ra|radium=
 |ac|actinium=
 |th|thorium=
 |pa|protactinium=
 |u|uranium=
 |np|neptunium=
 |pu|plutonium=
 |am|americium=
 |cm|curium=
 |bk|berkelium=
 |cf|californium=
 |es|einsteinium=
 |fm|fermium=
 |md|mendelevium=
 |no|nobelium=
 |lr|lawrencium=
 |rf|rutherfordium=
 |db|dubnium=
 |sg|seaborgium=
 |bh|bohrium=
 |hs|hassium=
 |mt|meitnerium=
 |ds|darmstadtium=
 |rg|roentgenium=
 |cn|copernicium=
 |uut|ununtrium=
 |fl|flerovium=
 |uup|ununpentium=
 |lv|livermorium=
 |uus|ununseptium=
 |uuo|ununoctium=
 |uue|ununennium=
 |ubh|unbihexium=
 |ubs|unbiseptium=
 |#default=unknown element Blablabla.}}"

The "link=yes" argument is also supported; if the element name or symbol has no associated link, an error message is returned, like so:

  • {{CheckElement|link=yes|C}} will return "Justin Anthony Knapp-1.jpg

I am Justin Anthony Knapp (koavf), a Wikipedian from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. I'm a life-long Hoosier, and attended Covenant Christian High School; upon graduating, I worked there as a tutor and teachers' assistant for two years. I joined Wikipedia on 2005-03-06, after anonymously editing for months. I worked for Indiana University at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis for several years, where I earned degrees in philosophy and political science.

 -->}}
 |aluminum
 |sulphur
 |cesium=C is not a valid way to spell .
 |mu|muonium=
 |ps|positronium=
 |neutronium=
 |h|hydrogen=
 |d|deuterium=
 |t|tritium=
 |he|helium=
 |li|lithium=
 |be|beryllium=
 |b|boron=
 |c|carbon=
 |n|nitrogen=
 |o|oxygen=
 |f|fluorine=
 |ne|neon=
 |na|sodium=
 |mg|magnesium=
 |al|aluminium=
 |si|silicon=
 |p|phosphorus=
 |s|sulfur=
 |cl|chlorine=
 |ar|argon=
 |k|potassium=
 |ca|calcium=
 |sc|scandium=
 |ti|titanium=
 |v|vanadium=
 |cr|chromium=
 |mr|manganese=
 |fe|iron=
 |co|cobalt=
 |ni|nickel=
 |cu|copper=
 |zn|zinc=
 |ga|gallium=
 |ge|germanium=
 |as|arsenic=
 |se|selenium=
 |br|bromine=
 |kr|krypton=
 |rb|rubidium=
 |sr|strontium=
 |y|yttrium=
 |zr|zirconium=
 |nb|niobium=
 |mo|molybdenum=
 |tc|technetium=
 |ru|ruthenium=
 |rh|rhodium=
 |pd|palladium=
 |ag|silver= 
 |cd|cadmium=
 |in|indium=
 |sn|tin=
 |sb|antimony=
 |te|tellurium=
 |i|iodine=
 |xe|xenon=
 |cs|caesium=
 |ba|barium=
 |la|lanthanum=
 |ce|cerium=
 |pr|praseodymium=
 |nd|neodymium=
 |pm|promethium=
 |sm|samarium=
 |eu|europium=
 |gd|gadolinium=
 |tb|terbium=
 |dy|dysprosium=
 |ho|holmium=
 |er|erbium=
 |tm|thulium=
 |yb|ytterbium=
 |lu|lutetium=
 |hf|hafnium=
 |ta|tantalum=
 |w|tungsten=
 |re|rhenium=
 |os|osmium=
 |ir|iridium=
 |pt|platinum=
 |au|gold=
 |hg|mercury=
 |tl|thallium=
 |pb|lead=
 |bi|bismuth=
 |po|polonium=
 |at|astatine=
 |rn|radon=
 |fr|francium=
 |ra|radium=
 |ac|actinium=
 |th|thorium=
 |pa|protactinium=
 |u|uranium=
 |np|neptunium=
 |pu|plutonium=
 |am|americium=
 |cm|curium=
 |bk|berkelium=
 |cf|californium=
 |es|einsteinium=
 |fm|fermium=
 |md|mendelevium=
 |no|nobelium=
 |lr|lawrencium=
 |rf|rutherfordium=
 |db|dubnium=
 |sg|seaborgium=
 |bh|bohrium=
 |hs|hassium=
 |mt|meitnerium=
 |ds|darmstadtium=
 |rg|roentgenium=
 |cn|copernicium=
 |uut|ununtrium=
 |fl|flerovium=
 |uup|ununpentium=
 |lv|livermorium=
 |uus|ununseptium=
 |uuo|ununoctium=
 |uue|ununennium=
 |ubh|unbihexium=
 |ubs|unbiseptium=
 |#default=unknown element C.}}"
  • {{CheckElement|link=yes|Carbon}} will return "Justin Anthony Knapp-1.jpg

I am Justin Anthony Knapp (koavf), a Wikipedian from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. I'm a life-long Hoosier, and attended Covenant Christian High School; upon graduating, I worked there as a tutor and teachers' assistant for two years. I joined Wikipedia on 2005-03-06, after anonymously editing for months. I worked for Indiana University at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis for several years, where I earned degrees in philosophy and political science.

 -->}}
 |aluminum
 |sulphur
 |cesium=Carbon is not a valid way to spell .
 |mu|muonium=
 |ps|positronium=
 |neutronium=
 |h|hydrogen=
 |d|deuterium=
 |t|tritium=
 |he|helium=
 |li|lithium=
 |be|beryllium=
 |b|boron=
 |c|carbon=
 |n|nitrogen=
 |o|oxygen=
 |f|fluorine=
 |ne|neon=
 |na|sodium=
 |mg|magnesium=
 |al|aluminium=
 |si|silicon=
 |p|phosphorus=
 |s|sulfur=
 |cl|chlorine=
 |ar|argon=
 |k|potassium=
 |ca|calcium=
 |sc|scandium=
 |ti|titanium=
 |v|vanadium=
 |cr|chromium=
 |mr|manganese=
 |fe|iron=
 |co|cobalt=
 |ni|nickel=
 |cu|copper=
 |zn|zinc=
 |ga|gallium=
 |ge|germanium=
 |as|arsenic=
 |se|selenium=
 |br|bromine=
 |kr|krypton=
 |rb|rubidium=
 |sr|strontium=
 |y|yttrium=
 |zr|zirconium=
 |nb|niobium=
 |mo|molybdenum=
 |tc|technetium=
 |ru|ruthenium=
 |rh|rhodium=
 |pd|palladium=
 |ag|silver= 
 |cd|cadmium=
 |in|indium=
 |sn|tin=
 |sb|antimony=
 |te|tellurium=
 |i|iodine=
 |xe|xenon=
 |cs|caesium=
 |ba|barium=
 |la|lanthanum=
 |ce|cerium=
 |pr|praseodymium=
 |nd|neodymium=
 |pm|promethium=
 |sm|samarium=
 |eu|europium=
 |gd|gadolinium=
 |tb|terbium=
 |dy|dysprosium=
 |ho|holmium=
 |er|erbium=
 |tm|thulium=
 |yb|ytterbium=
 |lu|lutetium=
 |hf|hafnium=
 |ta|tantalum=
 |w|tungsten=
 |re|rhenium=
 |os|osmium=
 |ir|iridium=
 |pt|platinum=
 |au|gold=
 |hg|mercury=
 |tl|thallium=
 |pb|lead=
 |bi|bismuth=
 |po|polonium=
 |at|astatine=
 |rn|radon=
 |fr|francium=
 |ra|radium=
 |ac|actinium=
 |th|thorium=
 |pa|protactinium=
 |u|uranium=
 |np|neptunium=
 |pu|plutonium=
 |am|americium=
 |cm|curium=
 |bk|berkelium=
 |cf|californium=
 |es|einsteinium=
 |fm|fermium=
 |md|mendelevium=
 |no|nobelium=
 |lr|lawrencium=
 |rf|rutherfordium=
 |db|dubnium=
 |sg|seaborgium=
 |bh|bohrium=
 |hs|hassium=
 |mt|meitnerium=
 |ds|darmstadtium=
 |rg|roentgenium=
 |cn|copernicium=
 |uut|ununtrium=
 |fl|flerovium=
 |uup|ununpentium=
 |lv|livermorium=
 |uus|ununseptium=
 |uuo|ununoctium=
 |uue|ununennium=
 |ubh|unbihexium=
 |ubs|unbiseptium=
 |#default=unknown element Carbon.}}"
  • {{CheckElement|link=yes|X}} will return "Justin Anthony Knapp-1.jpg

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When using a common name for an element that goes against the Wikipedia style guide for element names, a warning message will be returned. There are currently three such names:

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 -->}}
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This template can be used in other templates to check for error before calling other templates that require a valid element or symbol like so:

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See also

Template:Periodic table templates