Vanadium (V), element 23 – Learn Acer periodic table

Vanadium

Transition metal, atomic number 23.

Vanadium is a chemical element with symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery grey, ductile and malleable transition metal. The element is found only in chemically combined form in nature, but once isolated artificially, the formation of an oxide layer stabilizes the free metal somewhat against further oxidation.

Facts

Symbol V. Atomic mass 50.94151 u. Group 5, period 4. Electron configuration [Ar] 3d3 4s2. Electrons per shell 2, 8, 11, 2. State at room temperature: Solid. Melting point 1909.8 °C, boiling point 3406.8 °C. Discovered by Andrés Manuel del Río.

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