Vanadium (V)

Atomic Number: 23

Relative Atomic Mass: 50.94151

Electronegativity: 1.63


Atomic Radius (Picometers): 135


Appearance: Blue-Silver-Grey


Occurrence: Natural

Melting Point (Kelvin): 2183

Boiling Point (Kelvin): 3680


Stable Isotopes: 51

Discoverer: Nils Sefstrom in 1830

Properties: Soft, Ductile

First Use: Cars (1927)

Modern Uses: Fusion Reactor, Ceramics

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