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V - Vanadium - periodic table of the elements

A transition metal discovered in 1801 by Andreas del Rio in Mexico. The major use of the element is in hardened steels.
Atomic number - 23 Density g/mL 5 .8
Atomic weight u 50 .9415 Melting point K 2175
Bonding radius A 1 .22 Boiling point K 3682
Atomic radius A 1 .92 Heat of vaporization kJ/mol 447 .02
Ionization Potential V 6 .74 Heat of fusion kJ/mol 20 .9
Electronegativity - 1 .63 Specific heat J/gK 0 .49
The oxide is amphoteric.
Crystal are body centered cubic.

Electron configuration: [Ar] 3d3 4s2

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