Name: vanadium
Symbol: V
Atomic number: 23
Atomic weight: 50.9415 (1)
Group in periodic table: 5
Group name:
Period in periodic table: 4
Block in periodic table: d-block
CAS registry ID: 7440-62-2
Pure vanadium is a greyish silvery metal, and is soft and ductile. It has good corrosion resistance to alkalis, sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and salt waters. The metal oxidizes readily above 660°C to form V2O5. Industrially, most vanadium produced is used as an additive to improve steels.