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Element 24

Chromium (Cr)

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Cr

chromium

Metal · d block · group 6, period 4

Electron configuration
[Ar] 4s1 3d5[\mathrm{Ar}]\,4s^{1}\,3d^{5}
Unpaired electrons
6 (paramagnetic)
Molar mass
51.996 g/mol
Electronegativity
1.66
Atomic radius
128 pm
First ionization energy
653 kJ/mol
Next ionization energies
1,591, 2,987
Electron affinity
65 kJ/mol released

Practice

Practice chromium

Questions from the course about chromium. If you’re signed in, your answers count toward your progress.

  1. Question 1Ground-state electron configurationChallenging

    Which is the ground-state electron configuration of a neutral chromium atom (Cr\ce{Cr})?

  2. Question 2Electron configuration of an ionChallenging

    Which is the ground-state electron configuration of CrX3+\ce{Cr^3+}?

  3. Question 3Fill an atomic orbital diagramChallenging

    Complete the orbital diagram for the valence electrons of a ground-state chromium atom (Cr\ce{Cr}). Only the 4s and 3d subshells are shown; the [Ar] core is full and not drawn. Obey the Pauli principle and Hund's rule.

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