its some type of chemical thats found in certain things i guess but looking to find out exactly what things it in
2006-08-30 12:13:15 · 5 answers · asked by Slim 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Chromium is a trace element. It is a constituent of Glucose tolerance factor present in lower animals. Absolute chromium deficiency occuring in humans on prolonged parenteral nutrition causes Impaired glucose tolerance that is corrected by parenteral administration of picograms of chromium.
2006-08-30 20:28:22 · answer #1 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chromium picolinate is used as a nutritional supplement. It is trivalent (green) chromium. It is a glucose metabolism factor.
Hexavalent chromium (orange) is a deadly toxic heavy metal.
This is the same element, but its oxidation state (+6 or +3) vastly affects its physiological effects!
Interestingly, the reduction of hexavalent chrome by alcohols is the chemical reaction used to bust drunk drivers. The amount of alcohol in the breath is proportional to the color change created by the reduction of the chromium from +6 to +3.
2006-08-30 13:41:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the word you are looking for is chromium and you would find it in the plating that is called chrome also it is alloyed with steel and nickel to make stainless steel - I don't know what chronium is.
2006-08-30 12:22:17 · answer #3 · answered by cycloneweaver.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chro·mi·um (krō'mē-əm)
n. (Symbol Cr)
A lustrous, hard, steel-gray metallic element, resistant to tarnish and corrosion and found primarily in chromite. It is used in the hardening of steel alloys and the production of stainless steels, in corrosion-resistant decorative platings, and as a pigment in glass. Atomic number 24; atomic weight 51.996; melting point 1,890°C; boiling point 2,482°C; specific gravity 7.18; valence 2, 3, 6.
2006-08-30 12:31:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must mean chromium. It is a metal. Our diets need to include chromium as a trace nutrient.
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2006-08-30 12:18:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋