Vanadium
Transition Metal
Vanadium (V) is a chemical element with atomic number 23, classified as a transition metal. At room temperature it is a solid. It was discovered in 1801 by Andrés Manuel del Río.
Properties
- Atomic number
- 23
- Atomic mass
- 50.942 u
- Category
- Transition Metal
- Group
- 5
- Period
- 4
- Block
- d-block
- Electron configuration
- [Ar] 3d³ 4s²
- Phase at STP
- Solid
- Density
- 6.11 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 2183 K (1909.8 °C)
- Boiling point
- 3680 K (3406.8 °C)
- Electronegativity
- 1.63
- Atomic radius
- 171 pm
- Ionization energy
- 6.746 eV
- Discovery
- 1801 · Andrés Manuel del Río
Common uses
Steel alloys, springs, tools, catalysts
Did you know?
Makes steel incredibly tough - used in medieval Damascus steel.