Discovered By: Andres Manuel Del Rio, Nils Gabriel Sefstrom
Discovery year: 1801

The following table showing some properties of Vanadium(V):

Table Example
Atomic number 23
Group 5
Period 4
Block d
Electrons 23
Protons 23
Neutrons 28
Atomic weight 50.9415
Oxidation states +2, +3, +4, +5
Ionic charge V^3+, V^5+


Table Example
Electrons per shell K2 L8 M11 N2
Electron configuration 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^3
Atomic radius 171 pm
Covalent radius 153 pm
Boiling point 3407°C
Melting point 1910°C
Phase Solid
Fusion heat 22.8 kJ.mol^-1
Thermal expansion 8.4*10^-6 K^-1
Vaporization heat 453 kJ.mol^-1


Table Example
Color Silver
Brinell hardness 628 MPa
Bulk modulus 160 GPa
Density 6110 kg.m^-3
liquid density 5500 kg.m^-3
Mohs hardness 7
Poisson ratio 0.37
Shear modulus 47 GPa
Sound speed 4560 m.s^-1
Thermal conductivity 31 W.m^-1.k^-1


Table Example
Vickers hardness 628 MPa
Young's modulus 128 GPa
Electric type Conductor
Magnetic type Paramagnetic
Volume magnetic susceptibility 3.837*10^-4
Resistivity 2*10^-7 Ohm.m
Superconducting point 5.4 K
Electronegativity 1.63
Valence 5
Radioactive No
Neutron cross section 5.06 barn