Vanadium
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: 7440-62-2Pure 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.