CHROMIUM

GROUP

STATE OF MATTER AT ROOM TEMPERATURE

COMMON USES

• Car rims
• Pots and pans
• Medicine
• Sink tap
• Tools

CAR RIMS

POTS AND PANS

MEDICINE

SINK TAP

TOOLS

5 PICS OF CHROMIUM

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TOP 10 FACTS ABOUT CHROMIUM

• Used in pigments
• Use to harden metal and make stainless steel
• Discovered in 1797
• Discovered by Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
• There are nineteen known radioactive isotopes of chromium.
• There are a large number of chromium compounds
• Chromium salts have been used since early times in the tanning of leather.
• Some forms of chromium are non-toxic
• Mostly used by ancient chinese
• Chromium (III) is what gives natural rubies their red color.