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Chromium was discovered in a red lead ore from Siberia by Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, however, he was in Normandy, France at the time.
The term birthplace is vague. Most chromium is mined in South Africa, Kazakhstan, Russia, and India. Chromium was first used in China about 2300 years ago. Chromium first attracted the attention of Europeans in 1761 in Russia's Ural Mountains. It was first isolated from these sources in 1797. Chromium sometimes comes to earth in meteorites.
One difficult to locate fact is how chromium is believed to be created (i.e. in stars, supernovae, or the Big Bang, etc.)
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What is the isotopes of chromium 151?
The stable isotope of chromium is chromium-52. Other isotopes of chromium include chromium-50, chromium-53, chromium-54, and chromium-55, but not chromium-151.
What is an chromium?
Chromium is a 3d element. chromium is a metal.
What is the formula when fluorine and chromium react?
Chromium fluorides are: Chromium difluoride: CrF2 Chromium trifluoride: CrF3 Chromium tetrafluoride: CrF4 Chromium pentafluoride: CrF5 Chromium hexafluoride: CrF6
Compound name for chromium bromide?
Another chemical name is chromium trichloride or chromic chloride. Chromium(III) chloride is a chemical name as well.
What is chromium ore used for?
Chromium ore is a source of the metal Chromium.
What is the ionic compound name of CrOH3?
This compound is chromium hydroxide.
How many isotopes chromuim have?
There are three stable isotopes of Chromium 52Cr, 53Cr, and 54Cr.
What substance is chromium found in?
Some chromium compounds: chromium bromides, chromium chlorides, chromium fluorides, chromium iodides, potassium dichromate, sodium chromate, chromium oxide, chromium sulfide, etc.
Is total chromium the same as chromium III?
Chromium has several valence states, only one of which is Chromium III. States 2, 3, and 6 are most common but 1, 4, and 5 are possible. Total chromium means the amount of chromium in all valence states.
Is CrN cation a chromium II or III?
The CrN cation is typically a chromium(III) cation, where chromium has a +3 oxidation state. This means that chromium has lost three electrons and has a charge of +3.
What famiy does chromium belogs to?
Chromium is in the group 6 (chromium group) of the periodic table.
What is the name for the compound with the formula Cr2O3?
Cr2O3 is, Chromium (III) oxide or simply Chromium oxide.
