This element can be prepared commercially by reducing its pentoxide with calcium or its pentachloride with magnesium.
This element can be prepared commercially by reducing its pentoxide with calcium or its pentachloride with magnesium. Used extensively in the steel industry, it has good structural strength and a low fission neutron cross-section, making it useful in nuclear applications. Its atomic mass is about 51 grams per mole, and its common oxidation states are plus-2, plus-3, plus-4, and plus-5. It is often alloyed with titanium, its neighbor on the periodic table. Discovered by Nils Stenstrom, FTP, name this transition metal with atomic number 23, whose symbol is the fifth-to-last letter of the alphabet.
This element can be prepared commercially by reducing its pentoxide with calcium or its pentachloride with magnesium.
vanadium