Chromium

Properties of chromium atoms

The electron affinity of chromium is 64.3  kJ mol^-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of chromium.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with chromium in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Ar].3d⁵.4s¹
• Shell structure:  2.8.13.1
• Term symbol:   ⁷S₃

A schematic representation of the shell structure of chromium - not what the atom of chromium "looks like".

WebElements Shop

WebElements now has an online shop at which you can buy periodic table posters, mugs, T-shirts, games, molecular models, and more.