Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
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Im_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
- 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.
Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Andrés Manuel del Río
Discovery
In 1961–1971
In 1801
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Its ally with steel is used very tough and hence it is used in armor plates, axles, piston rods, tools and crankshafts.
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Its oxide is used as pigments for glass and ceramics.
Industrial Uses
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Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Blue-Silver Grey
Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1
[Ar] 3d3 4s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
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Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Superconductor