Name :  Vanadium
Symbol :  V
Atomic Number :  23
Atomic Weight :  50.9415
Specific Heat :  0.49 J/gK
Melting Point :  1890°C ±10°C
Vaporization :  0.452 kJ/mol
Boiling Point :  3407°C
Electronegativity :  1.63
Density@293 K :  5.8 g/cm³
Discovered :  Nils Sefström, Sweden, 1830
Description :  Soft, ductile, silvery-white metal. Resistant to corrosion by moisture, air and most acids and alkalis at room temperature.
Uses :  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.