chromium

Summary

chromium is a chemical element^[1]. chromium draws 3,395 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #39 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• chromium is credited with the discovery of Louis Nicolas Vauquelin^[3].
• chromium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].
• chromium's instance of is recorded as lithophile^[5].
• color field is named after chromium^[6].
• chromium's manufacturer is recorded as Pfizer^[7].
• chromium is made of chromite^[8].
• chromium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Cr]^[9].
• chromium's element symbol is recorded as Cr^[10].
• chromium's chemical formula is recorded as Cr^[11].
• chromium is a type of allergen^[12].
• chromium is a type of simple substance^[13].
• chromium is part of period 4^[14].
• chromium is part of group 6^[15].
• chromium's Commons category is recorded as Chromium^[16].
• chromium's Unicode character is recorded as 鉻^[17].
• chromium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1797^[18].
• chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Foeniculum vulgare^[19].
• chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Cashew^[20].
• chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Apium graveolens^[21].
• chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Baccharis^[22].
• chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Cistus ladanifer^[23].
• chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Coreopsis tinctoria^[24].
• chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Coriandrum sativum^[25].
• chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Cytisus scoparius^[26].
• chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Erica arborea^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[4] and lithophile^[5]. Recorded subclass of include allergen^[12] and simple substance^[13].

Origins

color field is named after chromium^[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 4^[14], a period^[28] and group 6^[15], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for chromium include Chromium^[30], a web browser^[31], founded in 2008^[32]; chromite^[33], a mineral species^[34]; ferchromide^[35], a mineral species^[36]; chromferide^[37], a mineral species^[38]; and chromio-pargasite^[39], a mineral species^[40].

Why It Matters

chromium draws 3,395 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #39 of 144).^[2] chromium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] chromium is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for chromium include Chromium^[30], a web browser^[31], founded in 2008^[32]; chromite^[33], a mineral species^[34]; ferchromide^[35], a mineral species^[36]; chromferide^[37], a mineral species^[38]; and chromio-pargasite^[39], a mineral species^[40].