23
V
50.942
Vanadium
Element 23 · 50.942 u · d-block
transition metal
A hard, silvery-grey metal. Used to strengthen steel alloys and in vanadium redox flow batteries.
Phase (STP)
Solid
Melting Point
1910 °C
Boiling Point
3407 °C
Density
6.11 g/cm³
Electronegativity
1.63
Atomic Radius
135 pm
Ionization Energy
651 kJ/mol
Electron Affinity
51 kJ/mol
Discovered
1801 · Andres Manuel del Rio
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d3 4s2
Electron Orbitals
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