Vanadium

Basic Information Crystal Structure Isotope Facts Related Links


Basic Data

Symbol: V
Atomic Number: 23
Atomic weight: 50.9415u
Melting Point: 2175K
Boiling Point: 3682K
Number of Protons/Electrons: 23
Number of Neutrons: 28
Classification: Transition Metal
Crystal Structure:
Density at 293 K: g/mL
Color: Body centered cubic
Bonding radius: 1.22A
Atomic radius: 1.92A
Ionization Potential: 6.74V
Electronegativity: 1.63
Heat of vaporization: 447.02kJ/mol
Heat of fusion: 20.9kJ/mol
Specific heat: 0.49J/gK
Electron configuration: [Ar]3d34s2



Crystal Structure


Isotopes

Isotope Half Life
V48 15.98 days
V49 337 days
V50 1.4E17 years
V51 Stable
V52 3.76 minutes


Facts

Date of Discovery: 1830
Discoverer: Nils Sefstrom
Uses: catalyst, dye, color-fixer
Obtained From: minerals (patronite, vanadinite)


Related Links

Vandaium Redox Battery From the University of New South Wales