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Vanadium vs Calcium


Calcium vs Vanadium


Periodic Table

Symbol
V   
Ca   

Group Number
5   
13
2   
16

Period Number
4   
4   

Block
d block   
s block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7440622   
27
7440702   
21

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
225.00   
2

Facts

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.
  
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Andrés Manuel del Río   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1808   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-4 %   
10
7 * 10-3 %   
3

Abundance In Sun
~0.00004 %   
13
~0.007 %   
4

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
14
1.10 %   
4

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.02 %   
12
5.00 %   
3

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
14
0.00 %   
5

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
1.40 %   
1

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its ally with steel is used very tough and hence it is used in armor plates, axles, piston rods, tools and crankshafts.
  • Its oxide is used as pigments for glass and ceramics.
  
  • It is used as a reducing agent while preparing metals like thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for metals such as aluminum, copper & lead.
  • Calcium carbonate or lime stone is used in cement.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry   
Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
36
60.50 Blood/mg dm-3   
4

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
31
170,000.00 p.p.m.   
1

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,890.00 °C   
13
839.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,380.00 °C   
20
1,484.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Blue-Silver Grey   
Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.70   
4
1.75   
17

Brinell Hardness
600.00 MPa   
20
170.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
628.00 MPa   
17
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
4,560.00 m/s   
17
3,810.00 m/s   
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
61.00 %   
14
Not Available   

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
V   
Ca   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
22   
17
19   
20

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.63   
20
1.00   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.39   
17
0.95   
24

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.45   
16
1.04   
34

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.08   
17

Allen Electronegativity
1.53   
26
1.03   
39

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.37   
34
3.00   
9

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol   
99+
589.80 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,414.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,145.40 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,830.00 kJ/mol   
35
4,912.40 kJ/mol   
7

4th Energy Level
4,507.00 kJ/mol   
25
6,491.00 kJ/mol   
7

5th Energy Level
6,298.70 kJ/mol   
23
8,153.00 kJ/mol   
7

6th Energy Level
12,363.00 kJ/mol   
5
10,496.00 kJ/mol   
8

7th Energy level
14,530.00 kJ/mol   
5
12,270.00 kJ/mol   
12

8th Energy Level
16,730.00 kJ/mol   
7
14,206.00 kJ/mol   
15

9th Energy Level
19,860.00 kJ/mol   
7
18,191.00 kJ/mol   
12

10th Energy Level
22,240.00 kJ/mol   
12
20,385.00 kJ/mol   
16

11th Energy Level
24,670.00 kJ/mol   
15
57,110.00 kJ/mol   
3

12th Energy Level
29,730.00 kJ/mol   
12
63,410.00 kJ/mol   
3

13th Energy Level
32,446.00 kJ/mol   
12
70,110.00 kJ/mol   
3

14th Energy Level
86,450.00 kJ/mol   
1
78,890.00 kJ/mol   
4

15th Energy Level
94,170.00 kJ/mol   
2
86,310.00 kJ/mol   
5

16th Energy Level
102,300.00 kJ/mol   
3
94,000.00 kJ/mol   
6

17th Energy Level
112,700.00 kJ/mol   
4
104,900.00 kJ/mol   
7

18th Energy Level
121,600.00 kJ/mol   
5
111,711.00 kJ/mol   
8

19th Energy Level
130,700.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

20th Energy Level
143,400.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

21st Energy Level
151,440.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.38 g/amp-hr   
99+
0.75 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV   
18
2.87 eV   
38

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
23   
99+
20   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d3 4s2   
[Ar] 4s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Calcium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
23   
99+
20   
99+

Number of Neutrons
28   
99+
20   
99+

Number of Electrons
23   
99+
20   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm   
99+
197.00 pm   
6

Covalent Radius
153.00 pm   
33
176.00 pm   
22

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
231.00 pm   
19

Atomic Weight
50.94 amu   
99+
40.08 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
8.78 cm3/mol   
99+
29.90 cm3/mol   
7

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Titanium
  
Potassium
  

Next Element
Chromium
  
Scandium
  

Valence Electron Potential
120.00 (-eV)   
6
29.00 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
303.00 pm   
99+
558.84 pm   
9

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
6.00 g/cm3   
99+
1.55 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.50 g/cm3   
99+
1.38 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
800.00 MPa   
6
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
25.50 (Pa)   
3

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.23 (Pa)   
16
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
47.00 GPa   
16
7.40 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
160.00 GPa   
11
17.00 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
128.00 GPa   
15
20.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.37   
7
0.31   
13

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.96   
99+
4.58   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
197.00 nΩ·m   
19
33.60 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
35
0.30 106/cm Ω   
6

Electron Affinity
50.60 kJ/mol   
20
2.37 kJ/mol   
39

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.49 J/(kg K)   
10
0.63 J/(kg K)   
7

Molar Heat Capacity
24.89 J/mol·K   
99+
25.93 J/mol·K   
34

Thermal Conductivity
30.70 W/m·K   
39
201.00 W/m·K   
5

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
8.40 µm/(m·K)   
99+
22.30 µm/(m·K)   
19

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
458.60 kJ/mol   
14
150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.57 kJ/mol   
14
8.54 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
514.60 kJ/mol   
13
184.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
28.90 J/mol.K   
99+
41.60 J/mol.K   
36

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