23 V 50.942
Vanadium
transition metal
Properties
- Atomic number
- 23
- Atomic mass
- 50.942 u
- Category
- transition metal
- Group
- 5
- Period
- 4
- Block
- d-block
- State (room temp)
- Solid
- Outer-shell electrons
- 2
- Electronegativity
- 1.63 (Pauling)
- Density
- 6 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1909.85 °C
- Boiling point
- 3406.85 °C
Electron configuration
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d³
Noble-gas shorthand: [Ar] 3d³ 4s²
Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 11, 2, which is 2 in the outermost shell.
Related: electron configuration, the Bohr model, valence electrons.
About Vanadium
Vanadium is a chemical element with symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery grey, ductile and malleable transition metal. The element is found only in chemically combined form in nature, but once isolated artificially, the formation of an oxide layer stabilizes the free metal somewhat against further oxidation.
- Discovered by Andrés Manuel del Río
- Named by Isotopes of vanadium
- Appearance: blue-silver-grey metal
Vanadium: frequently asked questions
- What is Vanadium?
- Vanadium (V) is the chemical element with atomic number 23. It is a metal: specifically a transition metal.
- What is the atomic number of Vanadium?
- Vanadium's atomic number is 23, which means every Vanadium atom has 23 protons in its nucleus.
- What is the electron configuration of Vanadium?
- The electron configuration of Vanadium is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d3 (noble-gas shorthand: [Ar] 3d3 4s2). Its electrons are arranged in shells of 2, 8, 11, 2, with 2 in the outermost shell.
- Is Vanadium a metal or a nonmetal?
- Vanadium is a metal: specifically a transition metal.
- What group and period is Vanadium in?
- Vanadium is in group 5 and period 4 of the periodic table.
- Is Vanadium a solid, liquid, or gas?
- At room temperature, Vanadium is a solid.
Position in the periodic table
Data compiled from Wikipedia, PubChem, and IUPAC. Source.