Why is chromium so useful for decorative electroplating?

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Why is chromium so useful for decorative electroplating?

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Electroplating:

Electroplating in simple words is defined as the process of applying a coating of metal on another metal piece or conductive surface. 

Conductive surface is used because it involves electron to electron transfer on plates through an electron deposition.

The coating is done in such a way that the deposited metal becomes part of the existing metal.

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