Chemical Elements History and Information Chromium

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About the chemical element Chromium, its symbol, atomic number and weight, who discovered it and when.

The Atomic Elements and Their Uses

(Element) (Symbol) (Atomic number) (Atomic weight)

Chromium Cr 24 51.996

Discovered by Louis Nicolas Vauquelin of France in 1797. The biggest known deposits of chromium occur in Zimbabwe and South Africa.


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