Vanadium

VANADIUM﻿﻿  Evan Howard = ﻿ ﻿General Facts about Vanadium:﻿ =
 * === Symbol- V ===
 * === Atomic Number- 23 ===
 * === Atomic Mass- 51 ===
 * === Number of Protons- 23 ===
 * === Number of Neutrons- 28 ===
 * === Number of Electrons- 23 ===
 * === Melting Point- 1902 C ===
 * === Boiling Point- 3409 C ===
 * === Normal Phase- Solid ===
 * === Cost=$220 per 100g ===
 * ** It is a metal. **
 * My element belongs to the transition metal family. It was founded technically one, but we give credit to 2 scientists. The first was Andres Manuel del Rio in 1803. Then Nils Gabriel Sefstrom discovered it again in 1831. The origin of name came from the goddes Vanadis. She was the goddess of beauty in Scandinavian mythology. **





Some Interesting Facts:

 * 1) ===== Vanadium is alloyed with iron to make carbon steel, high-strenght low-alloy steel, full alloy steel, and tool steel; these hard, strong alloys are used to make armor plating for military vehicles and other protective vehicles. =====
 * 2) Vanadium is an essential element to sea squirts. They concentrate vanadium in there bodies to a level one million times higher than the concentration of vanadium in sea water.
 * 3) Named after Vanadis, a Scandanavian goddess.
 * 4) It is highly ductile, but not really malleable.
 * 5) Highly rust resistant. This makes and excellent choice for tools and heavy equipment.
 * 6) At times, it acts as a metal and sometimes as a nonmetal.