Interesting Facts
- Chromium is highly reactive, hence it is not found free in nature.
- Ores of Chromites mineral are the major source of Chromium metal.
- Almost 90% leather tanning is done with the help of chromium.
- Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
- And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Synthetically Produced
History
Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In Between 1797 - 1798
In 1974
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
0.00 %-
0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
0.30 %-
0
22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %-
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %-
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.00 %-
0
1.4
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