Properties of Vanadium and Cobalt
Melting Point
1,890.00 °C
  
13
1,495.00 °C
  
29
Boiling Point
3,380.00 °C
  
20
2,870.00 °C
  
34
Hardness
  
  
Vickers Hardness
1,043.00 MPa
  
11
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
4,560.00 m/s
  
17
4,720.00 m/s
  
14
Allotropes
No
  
Yes
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
V
  
Co
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol
  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol
  
19
2nd Energy Level
1,414.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,648.00 kJ/mol
  
31
3rd Energy Level
2,830.00 kJ/mol
  
35
3,232.00 kJ/mol
  
22
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.38 g/amp-hr
  
99+
1.10 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
6.00 g/cm3
  
99+
4.51 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.50 g/cm3
  
99+
4.11 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
V
  
Co
  
Period Number
4
  
4
  
Atomic Volume
8.78 cm3/mol
  
99+
10.64 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d3 4s2
  
[Ar] 3d2 4s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
120.00 (-eV)
  
6
95.20 (-eV)
  
10
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cobalt.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
197.00 nΩ·m
  
19
420.00 nΩ·m
  
12
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω
  
35
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
50.60 kJ/mol
  
20
7.60 kJ/mol
  
37
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.49 J/(kg K)
  
10
0.52 J/(kg K)
  
9
Thermal Conductivity
30.70 W/m·K
  
39
21.90 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
24.89 J/mol·K
  
99+
25.06 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Expansion
8.40 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
8.60 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
28.90 J/mol.K
  
99+
27.30 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
458.60 kJ/mol
  
14
429.00 kJ/mol
  
15
Enthalpy of Fusion
17.57 kJ/mol
  
14
15.48 kJ/mol
  
19
Enthalpy of Atomization
514.60 kJ/mol
  
13
468.60 kJ/mol
  
15