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Due to its high value on the market, human activities increase the concentrations of Chromium, especially in oceans. through its applications on the industry. High concentrations of improper disposed chromium leads to damages of fishes' gills that swim near the area. In other animals, high dosed of the element can cause respiratory problems, a lower ability to flight for birds, birth problems like infertility and tumour formation. On the other hand, normal doses of Chromium is an essential element on plants and animals. Most of the Chromium on the air will eventually settle in the water or soil. It strongly attaches to the soil particles and as a result high levels of it does not end up in groundwater.

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⁵²Chromium has a natural abundance of 83.8%. However, pure Chromium cannot be found as a pure metal, but can be mined as a compound with iron and oxygen. It is mined in Cuba. the Philippines, New Caledonia, Zimbawe, Albania, South Africa and Turkey.

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The most abundant isotope of Chromium, ⁵²Cr,  is a stable one, therefore it does not have a half life. However, an isotope of Chromium, ⁵⁰Cr, has a half life of more than 1.3 x 1018 years. In comparison, that's 92,857,142 times the age of our universe!

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Chromium was discovered by a French chemist named Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin at Paris in 1798. While experimenting with a material known as Siberian red lead that was found in an Siberian gold mine he analysed it and produced chromium oxide by mixing crocoite with hydrochloric acid.

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Chromium is can be found at the centre of the periodic table. In the most abundant isotope, it has 28 neutrons (in blue), 24 protons (red) and 24 electrons (green). The element has an electron structure of 2, 8, 13, 1.

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In room temperature, the element is in a solid state and has a density of 7.19 grams per cubic centimetre. In order to melt Chromium you would need to put it in 1907 oC or above, and to boil it you would need to heat it above 2670 oC.

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Chromium is a blue-white, brittle and very corrosion resistant hard metal. Named after the Greek word for colour, "chroma," it has an atomic mass of 51.9961 and an atomic number of 24. Chromium can be polished to expose a very shiny surface. It is added to steel to harden it and form stainless steel.