Vanadium is a hard transition metal mainly used in alloys that need greater strength, toughness, or heat resistance.
Atomic number
23
Category
Transition metal
Period
4
Group
5
State
Solid
Fun facts about Vanadium
Small vanadium additions strengthen many steels.
Vanadium displays several colourful oxidation states in solution.
Some organisms use vanadium-containing enzymes.
Common uses of Vanadium
High-strength steel
Aerospace alloys
Vanadium redox-flow batteries
Where Vanadium sits in the periodic table
Vanadium is classified as a transition metal in period 4 and group 5 of the periodic table. Under the conditions represented in this reference, its state is solid.
Quick chemistry revision
For quick revision, pair the symbol V with atomic number 23 and the listed atomic mass 50.942. The summary, facts, and uses above keep those element properties together in one reference.