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The name of the element is derived from the Greek word χρῶμα, chrōma, meaning color, [12] because many chromium compounds are intensely colored. Industrial production of chromium proceeds from chromite ore (mostly FeCr 2 O 4) to produce ferrochromium, an iron-chromium alloy, by means of aluminothermic or silicothermic reactions ...
118 chemical elements have been identified and named officially by IUPAC.A chemical element, often simply called an element, is a type of atom which has a specific number of protons in its atomic nucleus (i.e., a specific atomic number, or Z).
Group 6, numbered by IUPAC style, is a group of elements in the periodic table.Its members are chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), and seaborgium (Sg). These are all transition metals and chromium, molybdenum and tungsten are refractory metals.
Term symbols for the ground states of most chemical elements [3] are given in the collapsed table below. [4] In the d-block and f-block, the term symbols are not always the same for elements in the same column of the periodic table, because open shells of several d or f electrons have several closely spaced terms whose energy ordering is often ...
Current symbol is F. The symbol Fl is now used for flerovium. [nb 1] Fr: Florentium: 61: Discredited claim to discovery of promethium. The symbol Fr is now used for francium. [nb 2] [5] G: Glucinium: 4: Former name for beryllium. [nb 1] Gh: Ghiorsium: 118: Discredited claim to discovery of oganesson. [nb 2] Gl: Glucinium: 4: Former name for ...
Periodic table of the chemical elements showing the most or more commonly named sets of elements (in periodic tables), and a traditional dividing line between metals and nonmetals. The f-block actually fits between groups 2 and 3 ; it is usually shown at the foot of the table to save horizontal space.
Note that there is the pipe symbol (|) in the middle (added by the template), separating cell style and cell content. ... Template: Periodic table (Chinese names)
The currently accepted names and symbols of the chemical elements are determined by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), usually following recommendations by the recognized discoverers of each element. However, the names of several elements have been the subject of controversies until IUPAC established an official name.