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Basic Information


Name: Vanadium
Symbol: V
Atomic Number: 23
Atomic Mass: 50.9415 amu
Melting Point: 1890.0 °C (2163.15 °K, 3434.0 °F)
Boiling Point: 3380.0 °C (3653.15 °K, 6116.0 °F)
Number of Protons/Electrons: 23
Number of Neutrons: 28
Classification: Transition Metal
Crystal Structure: Cubic
Density @ 293 K: 5.8 g/cm3
Color: Silverish


Atomic Structure

[Bohr Model of Vanadium]  
Number of Energy Levels: 4

    First Energy Level: 2
    Second Energy Level: 8
    Third Energy Level: 11
    Fourth Energy Level: 2

Isotopes

Isotope Half Life
V-48 15.98 days
V-49 337.0 days
V-50 1.4E17 years
V-51 Stable
V-52 3.76 minutes

Facts


Date of Discovery: 1830
Discoverer: Nils Sefstrom
Name Origin: After Vanadis (Scandinavian goddess)
Uses: catalyst, dye, color-fixer
Obtained From: minerals (patronite, vanadinite)