Properties

Propteries

Physical Properties Chemical Propteries 
 * Steal gray metal that breaks eadily.
 * Metling point - 1,900 o C (3,450 o F)
 * Boiling poiny - 2,642 o C (4,788 o C)
 * Density - 7.1 grams per cubic centimeter
 * Chromium can be polished to a high shine
 * Does not react with water
 * Reacts with most acids
 * Combines with oxygen at room temperature to form chromium oxide.
 * Chromium oxide is a thin layer that protects the metal from rusting