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Definition of the Vanadium Element
A bright white, soft, ductile metallic element found in several
minerals, notably vanadinite and carnotite, having good structural
strength and used in rust-resistant high-speed tools, as a carbon
stabilizer in some steels, as a titanium-steel bonding agent, and
as a catalyst.
Origin / Meaning of the name Vanadium
The name originated from
Vanadis the Scandinavian Goddess of Beauty because the element has
beautiful multi-colored chemical compounds.
Classification of the Vanadium Element
Vanadium is
classified as a "Transition Metal" which are located in Groups 3 -
12 of the Periodic Table. An Element classified as a Transition
Metals is ductile, malleable, and able to conduct electricity and
heat.
The
Discovery of Vanadium
Vanadium was originally
discovered by the Spanish mineralogist Andres Manuel del Rio at
Mexico City in 1801. Rediscovered by Nils Sefstrom of Sweden
in 1830. Isolated by Henry Enfield Roscoe in 1867.
Facts about the History of the Vanadium
Element
Properties within each individual group are similar, but
nevertheless vary within a group. Generally chemical activity
decreases as the period increases a non-metal group and increases
as the period increases within a metal group. The first element in
a group is always an active metal, the last is always an inactive
non-metal.
Occurrence the Vanadium Element
Approx. 80% of vanadium
produced is used as ferrovanadium or as a steel additive
Obtained from the minerals patronite and vanadinite
Associated Uses of Vanadium
Surgical instruments and tools
Dye and color-fixer
Vanadium steel alloys are used in axles, crankshafts and gears
Ceramics
Vanadium pentoxide catalyst
Molybdenum vanadium steel plate
Chrome vanadium steel
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