Vanadium
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | V |
| Atomic Weight | 50.9415 g/mol |
| Element Number | 23 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1830 |
| Discoverer | Sefström |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 5, 4,3,2 |
| Boiling Point | 3650 K |
| Melting Point | 2136 K |
| Density | 6.11 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Ar]3d3,4s2 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Amphoteric |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic, body centered |
| Electronegativity | 1.63 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 446.7 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 22.8 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 4.0 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 30.7 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.489 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 6.74 |
| Atomic Volume | 8.35 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.34 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.22 Å |
| Synthetic | No |