Mendeleev's Periodic Table > V - Vanadium

V - Vanadium

A transition metal discovered in 1801 by Andreas del Rio in Mexico. The major use of the element is in hardened steels. Pure vanadium is a greyish silvery metal, and is soft and ductile. It has good corrosion resistance to alkalis, sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and salt waters. The metal oxidizes readily above 660°C to form V₂O₅.

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 config. : [Ar] 3d³ 4s²

Isotopes of V (Vanadium):

MASS abundancy Halflife Particle, Energy Decay Product(s) Isotopic Mass	043 800 msec EC,6.867 MeV Ti-43 42.980654	044 90 msec EC/ECa,13.700 Ti-44/Ca-40 43.974395	045 547 msec EC,7.133 MeV Ti-45 44.965781	046 422.37 msec EC,7.051 MeV Ti-46 45.960199
MASS abundancy Halflife Particle, Energy Decay Product(s) Isotopic Mass	047 32.6 min EC,2.928 MeV Ti-47 46.954906	048 15.9735 da EC,4.012 MeV Ti-48 47.952254	049 330 da EC,2.006 MeV Ti-49 48.948516	050 0.250% 1.4E+17 yr B-/EC,2.208 Cr-50/Ti-50 49.947162
MASS abundancy Halflife Particle, Energy Decay Product(s) Isotopic Mass	051 99.750% Stable 50.943963	052 3.743 min B-,3.976 MeV Cr-52 51.944779	053 1.61 min B-,3.436 MeV Cr-53 52.944342	054 49.8 sec B-,7.042 MeV Cr-54 53.946444
MASS abundancy Halflife Particle, Energy Decay Product(s) Isotopic Mass	055 6.54 sec B-,5.960 MeV Cr-55 54.947235	059 200 nsec B-,9.900 MeV Cr-59 58.959312

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