Chromium is a metal in group VIB of the periodic table with atomic number 24, an atomic weight of 51.996, and a density of 7.19. It has a melting temperature of 1875 C. The electronic configuration ...

Some university chemists decided to set their students a Black Panther-related question to get them thinking about the periodic table. Here are their answers ...

Chromium is a transition metal in Group 6 on the Periodic Table of Elements. In its pure form, chromium is a silvery, lustrous, hard metal that has a high polish, ideal for electroplating.

The colors of rubies and emeralds are so striking that they define shades of red and green—ruby red and emerald green. But have you ever wondered how they get those colors?

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Whether you need to brush up on your chemistry, or just love it when someone sets the Periodic Table to music, AsapSCIENCE’s The NEW Periodic Table Song is for you. This rundown of the elements ...

A metallurgist would define heavy metals based upon the density of the material. A physicist would classify them by their atomic number on the periodic table. A chemist would base the defini ...

Yet, of all the 118 elements in the periodic table, gold is the one we humans have always tended to choose to use as currency. Why? Why not osmium or chromium, or helium, say - or maybe seaborgium?

Chromium is the first member of Group 6 of the periodic table, and it is denoted by the symbol Cr. The element's source is the earth's crust, which is rigid, shiny, and hard. Chromium is derived ...

Buckets of pee probably aren’t the first thing most people think of when they eye the periodic table, but such images seem to pop readily into Aldersey-Williams’ mind.

Yet, of all the 118 elements in the periodic table, gold is the one we humans have always tended to choose to use as currency. Why? Why not osmium or chromium, or helium, say - or maybe seaborgium?