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The element Cr can be classified as a: A)nonmetalB)metalloidC)metal

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There are plenty of elements in the periodic table, and also plenty of ways of classifying these elements, one way of doing that is by splitting into metals, nonmetals and metalloids. Metals are usually in the middle and the left of the periodic table, will have characteristics like good conductibility, malleability and many more. Chromium has an atomic number of 24 and it is classified as a metal. Therefore letter C

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