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Chromium,  ₂₄Cr

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General properties
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Appearance	silvery metallic
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Chromium in the periodic table
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Atomic number (Z)	24
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Period	period 4
Block	d-block
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Electron configuration	[Ar] 3d5 4s1
Electrons per shell	2, 8, 13, 1
Physical properties
Phase at STP	solid
Melting point	2180 K ​(1907 °C, ​3465 °F)
Boiling point	2944 K ​(2671 °C, ​4840 °F)
Density (near r.t.)	7.19 g/cm3
when liquid (at m.p.)	6.3 g/cm3
Heat of fusion	21.0 kJ/mol
[[Enthalpy of vaporization|Heat of Template:Engvar]]	347 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity	23.35 J/(mol·K)
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Atomic properties
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Electronegativity	Pauling scale: 1.66
[[Ionization energy|Template:Engvar energies]]	1st: 652.9 kJ/mol 2nd: 1590.6 kJ/mol 3rd: 2987 kJ/mol (more)
Atomic radius	empirical: 128 pm
Covalent radius	139±5 pm
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Other properties
Crystal structure	​Template:Infobox element/crystal structure Template:Infobox element/crystal structure
Speed of sound thin rod	5940 m/s (at 20 °C)
Thermal expansion	4.9 µm/(m·K) (at 25 °C)
Thermal conductivity	93.9 W/(m·K)
Electrical resistivity	125 nΩ·m (at 20 °C)
Magnetic ordering	antiferromagnetic (rather: SDW)
Magnetic susceptibility	+280.0·10−6 cm3/mol (273 K)
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	687–6500 MPa
CAS Number	7440-47-3
History
Discovery and first isolation	Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1794, 1797)
Main isotopes of chromium
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