Symbol	V	Atomic radius: pm	131	Fusion: kJ/Mole	21.5
Name	Vanadium	Ionic radius: pm	(+5)54	Boiling point: °C	3407
Atomic number	23	Electron affinity	0.53	Melting point: °C	1910
Atomic weight	50.94	1st  ion potential	6.75	Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K)	0.49
Classification	Trans metal	Natural form	Solid	Thermal Cond: W/(cm K)	0.31
Configuration	[Ar]3d34s2	Crystal structure	BCC	Electrical Cond	0.0489
Oxidation states	5,3	Density	6.0	Abundance: mg/kg-crust	120
Electronegativity	1.63	Vaporization: kJ/Mole	458.6
Vanadium was discovered in 1801 by the Spanish mineralogist Andrés Manuel del Rio.			Uses - tool steel, dye, color-fixer,catalyst