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Vanadium

23 V

Vanadium

Transition metal period 4 group 5 d-block discovered: 1801

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
23
Atomic mass
50.9415 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Ar]4s2 3d3
Electronegativity
1.63 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
179 pm
Ionization energy
6.746 eV
Electron affinity
0.525 eV
Oxidation states
+5, +4, +3, +2

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
2183 K (1 909,85 °C)
Boiling point
3680 K (3 406,85 °C)
Density
6.0 g/cm³