V	Z =  23	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Vanadium
			From the Old Norse "Vanadis", meaning "Dís of the Vanir"
(AM) Atomic Mass	50.9415  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2, +3, +4, +5
(BP) Boiling Point	3380  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1890  °C
(ρ) Density	6.1  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Body Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.6	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.25  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.489  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Ar]  3d3  4s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	650.31  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	459  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	21.5  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1797	♦	Location of Discovery	Sweden
(E°) Standard Potential	V2+⇔ V (-1.130 V),   V3+⇔ V2+ (-0.260 V)
Stable isotopes	51V
Discovered/Synthesized by	Andrés Manuel del Rio, Nils Gabriel Sefstrôm
Natural Source	Isolated by the recoverey from petroleum residues
Common Uses	Steel, structures, vehicles, springs, driveshafts, tools, aerospace
Other Info	Important ingredient in the fluid that stores energy in flow batteries Also added to Iron to make steel stronger
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