| V | Vanadium | Atomic number : 23 Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) : 50.9415 |
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| P H Y S I C A L D A T A | |
| Group 5 transition metal Density / kg m-3 : 6110 [292 K]; 5550 [liquid at m.p.] |
Melting point / K : 2160 Boiling point / K : 3650 |
| D I S C O V E R Y | |
| Vanadium was discovered in 1801 by A.M. del Rio at Mexico City, Mexico. Rediscovered in 1831 by N.G. Selfström at Falun, Sweden. |
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| G E O L O G I C A L D A T A | |
| Abundances Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : 1.05 × 104 Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 160 Residence time / years : 50 000 Classification : recycled Oxidation state : V |
Seawater / p.p.m. : Atlantic surface : 1.1 × 10-3 Atlantic deep : n.a. Pacific surface : 1.6 × 10-3 Pacific deep : 1.8 × 10-3 |
| B I O L O G I C A L D A T A | |
| Level in humans Blood / mg dm-3 : < 0.0002 Bone / p.p.m. : 0.0035 Liver / p.p.m. : 0.006 Muscle / p.p.m. : 0.02 |
Daily dietary intake : 0.04 mg Total mass of element in average (70 kg) person : 0.11 mg |
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