Vanadium


 * Element Name:** Vanadium

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 * Element Symbol**: V


 * Atomic Mass:** 56
 * Atomic Number:** 23


 * Protons:** 23


 * Electrons:** 23


 * Discovery:** Andres Manuel Del Rio in 1801.


 * How it Was Named:** Named for the Scandinavian goddess, Vanadis.


 * State Of Matter**: Solid


 * Melting Point:** 1,910°C


 * Boiling Point:** 3,407°C


 * Characteristics:**
 * The color is a Blue-Silver-Grey metal
 * Vanadium is a soft metal
 * Vanadium is not radioactive, and can withstand alkalis, sulfuric, and hydrochloric acids.


 * Uses of Element**: Used to make special tubes, pipes, to bond titanium to steel, wires etc.
 * Interesting Facts:** Did you know the founder of Vanadium, Andres Manuel Del Rio was a Mexican? Did you also know Vanadium can't absorb neutrons that well? Vanadium is used in cars, tools, and is included in some mushrooms or fungi.