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Understanding the element
Vanadium (V) is chemical element 23. It belongs to the transition metals, and its reference state at room temperature is a solid. Those basic facts are a useful starting point for its chemistry and applications.
Where do we encounter it?
In practice, it turns up most often in metallurgy and steel, catalysts and batteries.
metallurgy and steelcatalystsbatteries
Standard atomic weight50.9415(1)
What its position in the table tells us
Vanadium sits in period 4, group 5 and the D block. That location is useful because neighbouring elements often share trends in valence electrons, oxidation states and bonding behaviour.
Worth remembering
Vanadium has a characteristic place in the periodic table that helps explain both its chemistry and its practical uses
Vanadium has a characteristic place in the periodic table that helps explain both its chemistry and its practical uses