Today I will be talking about Vanadium

Atomic number: 23

Symbol: V

Atomic mass: 50.942

Melting point: 2183 K or 1920 *C

Boiling point: 3680 K or 3407 *C

Normal state of matter at a room tenpeture: Solid

Appearance: white to gray metal has no smell and is very hard

Where is it found: Russia and South America, may also be found in U.S., Canada and China

Discoverment: Andrés Manuel del Río a Spanish-Mexican scientist, discovered on 1801, but then rediscovered by Swedish scientist in 1830

Origin of its name: Named after Vanadis, a Scandivian goddess

Fun facts:

• Vanadium was almost renamed “rionium” after its original discoverer but it was rejected
• Vanadium does not appear naturally in it's elemental form a it's elemental form, but is found in more than 65 minerals
• Is harder than most of the other elemental metals
• Vanadium is often found in ocean animals than on land

Works cited:

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