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Cr

Mo
Appearance
silvery metallic
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General properties
Name, symbol, number chromium, Cr, 24
Pronunciation /ˈkroʊmiəm/ KROH-mee-əm
Element category transition metal
Group, period, block 64, d
Standard atomic weight 51.9961(6)g·mol−1
Electron configuration [Ar] 3d5 4s1
Electrons per shell 2, 8, 13, 1 (Image)
Physical properties
Phase solid
Density (near r.t.) 7.19 g·cm−3
Liquid density at m.p. 6.3 g·cm−3
Melting point 2180 K, 1907 °C, 3465 °F
Boiling point 2944 K, 2671 °C, 4840 °F
Heat of fusion 21.0 kJ·mol−1
Heat of vaporization 339.5 kJ·mol−1
Specific heat capacity (25 °C) 23.35 J·mol−1·K−1
Vapor pressure
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k
at T (K) 1656 1807 1991 2223 2530 2942
Atomic properties
Oxidation states 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, -1, -2
(strongly acidic oxide)
Electronegativity 1.66 (Pauling scale)
Ionization energies
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1st: 652.9 kJ·mol−1
2nd: 1590.6 kJ·mol−1
3rd: 2987 kJ·mol−1
Atomic radius 128 pm
Covalent radius 139±5 pm
Miscellanea
Crystal structure body-centered cubic
Magnetic ordering AFM (rather: SDW[1])
Electrical resistivity (20 °C) 125 nΩ·m
Thermal conductivity (300 K) 93.9 W·m−1·K−1
Thermal expansion (25 °C) 4.9 µm·m−1·K−1
Speed of sound (thin rod) (20 °C) 5940 m/s
Young's modulus 279 GPa
Shear modulus 115 GPa
Bulk modulus 160 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.21
Mohs hardness 8.5
Vickers hardness 1060 MPa
Brinell hardness 1120 MPa
CAS registry number 7440-47-3
Most stable isotopes
Main article: Isotopes of chromium
iso NA half-life DM DE (MeV) DP
50Cr 4.345% > 1.8×1017y εε - 50Ti
51Cr syn 27.7025 d ε - 51V
γ 0.320 -
52Cr 83.789% 52Cr is stable with 28 neutrons
53Cr 9.501% 53Cr is stable with 29 neutrons
54Cr 2.365% 54Cr is stable with 30 neutrons
Template:Template reference list
  1. Fawcett, Eric (1988). "Spin-density-wave antiferromagnetism in chromium". Reviews of Modern Physics. 60: 209. doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.60.209.