Interesting Facts
- Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
- Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
- The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
- No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Andrés Manuel del Río
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1801
In 1966
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
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0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
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0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %-
0
22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.02 %-
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
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1.1
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Abundance In Humans
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0
1.4
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