hexavalent
Having six bonds
Hexavalent describes an atom or element with a valence of six—meaning it can form six chemical bonds.
The term appears most often in discussions of hexavalent chromium, a toxic industrial compound linked to cancer: The EPA regulates hexavalent chromium in drinking water.
Hex- comes from Greek for six; -valent refers to bonding capacity.
Element twenty-four
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- molybdenumElement forty-two
- tungstenElement seventy-four
- uraniumElement ninety-two
Chromium-oxygen anion
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- electroplatingElectrically depositing metal layers
- platingSurface metal application
anodizing · tanning · corrosion-resistant · industrial · pollution · environmental · contamination · hazardous
Atom's electron loss measure
- transition metalsElements with incomplete d-orbitals
- paramagneticWeakly attracted to magnets
- chelationChemical metal-ion capture
- ionic bondingElectrostatic attraction between ions
chromium
Element twenty-four
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- molybdenumElement forty-two
- tungstenElement seventy-four
uranium · plutonium · selenium · tellurium · rhenium · osmium
chromate
Chromium-oxygen anion
- carcinogenicCauses cancer
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- electroplatingElectrically depositing metal layers
plating · anodizing · tanning · corrosion-resistant · industrial · pollution · environmental · contamination · hazardous · occupational health
oxidation state
Atom's electron loss measure
- transition metalsElements with incomplete d-orbitals
- paramagneticWeakly attracted to magnets
- chelationChemical metal-ion capture
hexavalentmonovalent
Having valence of one
divalent · bivalent · trivalent · tetravalent · heptavalent
- hexavalent chromiumToxic oxidation state of element twenty-four
valence, valency, bivalent, polyvalent, monovalent, multivalent, trivalent, divalent, tetravalent