Chromium
Latin name | Chromium |
English name | Chromium |
chemical symbol | Cr |
atomic number | 24 |
relative atomic mass | 51,9961 |
period | 4 |
group | VI.B |
classification | transition metals |
discovery year | 1797 |
discoverer | L. N. Vauquelin |
melting point [°C] | 1857 |
boiling point [°C] | 2672 |
density [g cm-3] | 7,19 |
density at melting point [g cm-3] | 6,3 |
electronegativity [Pauling] | 1,66 |
oxidation states | I - VI |
electron configuration | [Ar]3d5 4s1 |
atomic radius [pm] | 166 |
covalent radius [pm] | 127 |
specific heat [J g-1K-1] | 0,45 |
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1] | 16,9 |
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1] | 93,9 |
el. conductivity [S m-1] | 7,9.106 |
1. ionizing potential [eV] | 6,7666 |
2. ionizing potential [eV] | 16,5 |
3. ionizing potential [eV] | 30,96 |
Mohs hardness | 8,5 |
Vickers hardness [MPa] | 1060 |
Brinell hardness [MPa] | 1120 |
shear modulus [GPa] | 115 |
Young's modulus [GPa] | 279 |
point of superconductivity [K] | - |
state at normal conditions | solid |
Resources
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vanadium ← chromium → manganese