chromium

chemical element with symbol Cr and atomic number 24
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chromium

Summary

chromium is a chemical element[1]. chromium draws 30,763 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 a type of heavy metal[14].
  • chromium is a type of d-block[15].
  • chromium is part of period 4[16].
  • chromium is part of group 6[17].
  • chromium is part of transition metal[18].
  • chromium's Commons category is recorded as Chromium[19].
  • chromium's Unicode character is recorded as 鉻[20].
  • chromium's crystal system is recorded as body-centered cubic[21].
  • chromium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1797[22].
  • chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Foeniculum vulgare[23].
  • chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Cashew[24].
  • chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Apium graveolens[25].
  • chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Baccharis[26].
  • chromium's found in taxon is recorded as Cistus ladanifer[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and lithophile[5]. Recorded subclass of include allergen[12], simple substance[13], heavy metal[14], and d-block[15].

Origins

color field is named after chromium[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 4[16], a period[28]; group 6[17], a group[29]; and transition metal[18].

Influence

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

Why It Matters

chromium draws 30,763 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 66 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]; chromio-pargasite[35], a mineral species[36]; chromferide[37], a mineral species[38]; and ferchromide[39], a mineral species[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7h ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8190
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 8190, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  2. 3d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 8190
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 008190, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  3. 6d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → body-centered cubic
    Has characteristic → antiferromagnetism
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q575224]], add magnetic ordering from en:Template:Infobox element"
  4. 7d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-2'}, {'amount': '-1'}, {'amount': '+1'} +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: −4, add oxidation state from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state"
  5. 7d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → allergen, simple substance, heavy metal +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214503]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  6. 8d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'amount': '+6.76651'}, {'amount': '+16.486305'}, {'amount': '+30.959'}
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ [[Property:P2260]], import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  7. 20d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Standard molar entropy → {'amount': '+174.31'}, {'amount': '+36.2'}, {'amount': '+23.62'}
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+8.5'}
    Linear thermal expansion coefficient → {'amount': '+4.81'}
    Standard enthalpy of formation → {'amount': '+397.48'}, {'amount': '+26.07'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3078]]: 397.48 kilojoule per mole, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  8. 27d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → allergen, simple substance, heavy metal +1
    Part of → period 4, group 6, transition metal
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19588]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269683|batch #269683]]"
  9. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → allergen, simple substance, heavy metal +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19588]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269657|batch #269657]]"
  10. 4w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i113921
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078450
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||3 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  11. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'amount': '+7870000.0'}
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.352'}
    Specific heat capacity → {'amount': '+449.0'}
    Electrical resistivity → {'amount': '+0.000000125'}
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 9012613, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  12. 11w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1cw7RP
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  13. 19w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → krom
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31836|batch #31836]]: Hrvatska enciklopedija"
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