Periodic Table of Elements

Element Vanadium - V

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Overview of Vanadium

Vanadium's Name in Other Languages

  • Latin: Vanadium
  • Czech: Vanad
  • Croatian: Vanadij
  • French: Vanadium
  • German: Vanadin - r
  • Italian: Vanadio
  • Norwegian: Vanadium
  • Portuguese: Vanádio
  • Russian: Ванадий
  • Spanish: Vanadio
  • Swedish: Vanadin

Atomic Structure of Vanadium

Chemical Properties of Vanadium

Physical Properties of Vanadium

Regulatory / Health

  • CAS Number
    • 7440-62-2
  • OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)
    • No limits set by OSHA
  • OSHA PEL Vacated 1989
    • No limits set by OSHA
  • NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limit (REL)
    • No limits set by NIOSH
  • Routes of Exposure: Inhalation; Ingestion; Skin and/or eye contact
  • Target Organs: Skin, respiratory system
  • Levels In Humans:
    Note: this data represents naturally occuring levels of elements in the typical human, it DOES NOT represent recommended daily allowances.
    • 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 In Avg. 70kg human: 0.11 mg
  • Discovery Year: 1801
  • Name Origin:
    From Vanadis a Scandinavian goddess.
  • Abundance of Vanadium:
    • Earth's Crust/p.p.m.: 160
    • Seawater/p.p.m.:
      • Atlantic Suface: 0.0011
      • Atlantic Deep: N/A
      • Pacific Surface: 0.0016
      • Pacific Deep: 0.0018
    • Atmosphere/p.p.m.: N/A
    • Sun (Relative to H=1E12): 10500
  • Sources of Vanadium:
    Found in the minerals patronite (VS4), vanadinite [Pb5(VO4)3Cl], and carnotite [K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O]. Vanadium is usually produced as a by-product of refining other ores and from Venezuelan oils. Annual world wide production is around 7,000 tons.
  • Uses of Vanadium:
    It is mixed with other metals to make very strong and durable alloys which are used in construction materials, tools, springs and jet engines. Vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) is used as a catalyst, dye and color-fixer.
  • Additional Notes:
    Many sources credit Nils Sefström with discovering vanadium in 1831, however, this is more of a rediscovery as it had already been discovered in A.M. del Rio in 1801.

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