Electronic data		Thermal data		Steric data
Shells: 2,8,11,2 Orbitals: [Ar] 3d3 4s2 Electronegativity: 1.4, 1.6 1. Ionization potential: 6.7463 eV 2. Ionization potential: 14.65 eV 3. Ionization potential: 29.31 eV Oxidation states: 5,4,3,2,0 Electrical conductivity: 0.0489 10^6		Melting point: 1890 °C ±10 Boiling point: 3407 °C Specific heat: 0.49 J/gK Heat of fusion: 20.90 kJ/mol Heat of vaporization: 0.452 kJ/mol Thermal conductivity: 0.307 W/cmK		Atomic radius: 1.92 Å Ionic radius: 0.54 Å () Covalent radius: 1.22 Å Atomic volume: 8.78 cm³/mol Density (293 K): 5.8 g/cm³ Crystal structure: Cubic: Body centered

Nuclide	Abundance [%]	Mass	Spin	Halflife	Decay mode	Decay tree
48V	0	47.952	4	15.98d	+,EC	View
49V	0	48.948	7/2	337d	EC	View
50V	0.25	49.9472	6	1.4E17y	EC,-	View
51V	99.75	50.944	7/2	--	stable	--
52V	0	52	3	3.76m	-	View

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Name origin:	From Scandinavian goddess, Vanadis
Description:	Soft, ductile, silvery-white metal. Resistant to corrosion by moisture, air and most acids and alkalis at room temperature.
Discovered by:	Nils Sefström
Year:	1830
Place:	Sweden
Sources:	Found in the minerals patronite (VS4), vanadinite [Pb5(VO4)3Cl], and carnotite [K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O]. Pure metal produced by heating with C and Cl to produce VCl3 which is heated with Mg in Ar atmosphere.
Use(s):	It is mixed with other metals to make very strong and durable alloys. Vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) is used as a catalyst, dye and color-fixer.