Element Family
Transition Metal
Alkali
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Im_ 3m
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.
Cesium is the most alkaline metal and is used in atomic clocks.
Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Andrés Manuel del Río
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Discovery
In 1801
In 1860
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- 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.
- The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
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In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Toxicity
Toxic
Mildly Toxic
Present in Human Body
Yes
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Blue-Silver Grey
Silvery Gold
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d3 4s2
[Xe] 6s1
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Superconductor
Semiconductor