Chromium

=Chromium=


 * Atomic Number:** 24


 * Protons:**  24


 * Electrons:** 24


 * Neutrons:** 28


 * Average Atomic Mass:** 51.996


 * Isotopes:**   Cr-48, Cr-49, Cr-50, Cr-51, Cr-52, Cr-53, Cr-54, Cr-55, Cr-56


 * Discovery:** Chromium was discovered by Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin at 1797 in France
 * Name:** It gets its name from the Greek word "//chroma//" meaning "//color//", named for the many colored compounds known for chromium.
 * Uses:** Chromium can be in things like bicycle frames and car bumpers. Anything with "chrome" has Chromium on it.


 * Interesting Facts:** Some interesting facts are that Chromium reacts directly with fluorine, F2, at 400°C and 200-300 atmospheres to form chromium(VI) fluoride, CrF6.


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 * Sources**
 * Photo: [|Chrome by Fensterbme on Flickr.]
 * Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzRb4zmGvNU&eurl=http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/024.htm
 * http://www.webelements.com/chromium/isotopes.html
 * http://www.webelements.com/chromium/
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">http://www.webelements.com/chromium/history.html
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">http://www.webelements.com/chromium/uses.html