Talk:Chromium

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Section sizes

Section size for Chromium (38 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	5,084	5,084	308	308
Physical properties	26	10,296	0	832
Atomic	1,282	1,282	108	108
Bulk	4,210	6,370	343	522
Passivation	2,160	2,160	179	179
Isotopes	2,618	2,618	202	202
Chemistry and compounds	2,560	14,143	53	803
Chromium(III)	4,281	4,281	207	207
Chromium(VI)	2,847	2,847	228	228
Other oxidation states	4,455	4,455	315	315
Occurrence	5,366	5,366	193	193
History	14	10,317	0	531
Early applications	10,303	10,303	531	531
Production	4,258	5,030	268	268
By country	772	772	0	0
Applications	869	24,098	26	1,298
Metallurgy	8,160	8,160	556	556
Pigment	2,875	2,875	335	335
Other uses	7,255	7,255	381	381
Uses of compounds	4,939	4,939	0	0
Biological role	5,065	30,120	241	1,721
Dietary recommendations	5,057	6,730	326	452
Labeling	1,673	1,673	126	126
Food sources	2,224	2,224	112	112
Supplementation	1,601	2,494	112	191
Initiation of research on glucose	893	893	79	79
Approved and disapproved health claims	3,898	10,941	171	504
Diabetes	3,528	3,528	148	148
Body weight	1,694	1,694	101	101
Sports	1,821	1,821	84	84
Fresh-water fish	2,666	2,666	221	221
Precautions	2,062	9,228	124	606
Chromium(VI) toxicity	4,731	4,731	283	283
Environmental issues	2,435	2,435	199	199
Notes	41	41	0	0
References	224	224	0	0
General bibliography	56	56	0	0
External links	1,334	1,334	0	0
Total	115,337	115,337	6,560	6,560

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Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
April 29, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed
January 31, 2019	Peer review	Reviewed

Current status: Good article

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Possibly used in Ancient Persia

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

There are a number of articles based on one study that identifies chromium as having been used in ancient Persia. I don't know how much attention should be paid to that, but maybe it merits a mention? One of the articles is https://phys.org/news/2020-09-chromium-steel-ancient-persia.html Mrfoogles (talk) 02:47, 3 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Why are so many chromium compounds intensely colored?

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The article would be distinctly enhanced if it explained why so many different chromium compounds are intensely colored. 2601:204:F181:9410:BC1E:431E:4EFF:CA3E (talk) 00:53, 1 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Possibly used in Ancient Persia

Why are so many chromium compounds intensely colored?