2022: Atomic Symbol for Chromium (& Cool facts: Sources, Color, Uses and more...)

Some atom symbols are easy to figure out, some are not...

The only sure thing is that every atom has a symbol. But what is the atom whose symbol is Cr?

The answer is Chromium (Cr). However there is a lot of stuff about Chromium that people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Chromium Overview

Atomic Symbol

Cr (Chromium)

Sources

Chromite [Fe,Mg(CrO4)] is its most important mineral. Produced commercially by heating its ore in the presence of silicon or aluminium.

Description

Very hard, crystalline, steel-gray metal. The pure metal has a blue-white color. It is hard, brittle and corrsion-resistant at normal temperatures.

Name Origin

Greek: chrôma (color).

State at 20 °C

Solid

Uses

Used to make stainless steel. It gives the color to rubies and emeralds. Iron-nickel-chromium alloys in various percentages yield an incredible variety of the most important metals in modern technology.

Discovery

Discovered By: Louis Vauquelin

Year: 1797

Location: France

Atomic Number

24

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

51,9961

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Want to learn more details and data? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

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