Vanadium


Electron Configuration

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