CHROMIUM
ATOMIC NUMBER: 24
ATOMIC WEIGHT:47.867
CHEMICAL SYMBOL: Cr
GROUP: 6B
PERIOD #: 4
CATEGORY: TRANSITION METAL
CHROMIUM IS COMMONLY USED FOR CHROME PLATING AND STAINLESS STEEL. IT IS ALSO IN THE MINERAL CHROMITE
ATOMIC STRUCTURE OF CHROMIUM. 28 NEUTRONS AND 24 PROTONS
HISTORY AND FACTS:
Chromium was discovered by Nicolas Vanquelan. It is hard and it has a silvery, metallic color. It has a boiling point of 4,840 degrees farenhiet and a melting point of 3465 degrees farenheit. Its perfect heat condition is 25 degrees celcius. Chromium can be used to do some pretty cool things like build expensive chrome motercycles, building rims of chrome for famous celebrities and building anything made of stainless steel. Chromium is the element which makes it stainless. An interesting fact about chromium is that it develops a thick oxide lair that protacts the metal under it so after it is moved to safer conditions, the metal looks good as new.
CHROMIUM IS ALSO USED FOR THE OUTER METAL OF SOME REALLY NICE CARS LIKE THIS FERARRI.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE MINERAL CHROMITE. CHROMIUM IS THE MAIN SUBSTANCE IN THIS MINERAL
BY ISAAC BUSHNELL
