Question

What is vanadium. What is it's atomic number

Answer 1

Answer:-

Vanadium is a hard, silver-grey metallic element. It is a ductile transition metal with a natural resistance to corrosion and stability against alkalis, acids and salt water. Vanadium is found in over 60 different minerals including vanadinite, carnotite, roscoelite and patronite. Vanadium has an atomic number of 23, (which means it has 23 protons in its nucleus).

Answer 2

Explanation:

Vanadium -

• Vanadium is hard, silver-grey metallic element.

Atomic number -

• 23

Atomic mass -

• 50.94 amu

Electronic configuration -

• 1s² 2s² 2p^6 3s² 3p^6 4s² 3d³

Group -

• Group 5

Period -

• Period 4

Block -

• d-block element

Element category -

• Transitional element

Symbol -

• V

Uses -

• Small amounts of vanadium are added to steel to make it stronger.
• Vanadium supplements are used as medicine.
• Vanadium can slow blood clotting.