Chromium is a solid located in period 4 and in group 6B on the periodic table of elements. Which would classify it as a transition metal. Its crystal structure is cubic and its melting point is 1857.0 degrees C (2130.15 K, 3374.6 degrees F). Chromium’s Boiling point is at 2672.0 degrees C (2945.15 K, 4841.6 degrees F). Its atomic number is 24 and is a gray solid. All its stable isotopes are Cr-50, Cr-52, Cr-53, Cr-54 and its unstable are Cr-49 and …showed first 75 words of 609 total…

…showed last 75 words of 609 total…compounds are important pollutants. It is also highly reactive with NH4NO3, N2O2, Li, NO, KClO3, SO2. Chromium is only found in compounds in nature. The most important, chromite (FeCr2O4), is found in Turkey, USA, South Africa, Albania, Finland, Iran, Madagascar, Russia, Rhodesia, Transvaal, Cuba, Brazil, Japan, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Chromium is also found in another compound called crocoite (PbCrO4), which is found in Russia, Brazil, USA, and Tasmania. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**