V
Vanadium
Z 23 50.942 g/molTransition Metal
Group
5
Period
4
Block
d
Occurrence
Exploding white dwarfs 74%Exploding massive stars 26%Geochemical class: Lithophile
Biological Role
Microbes: Essential
History
1801 (discovery)
Andrés Manuel del Río
1830 (discovery)
Nils Gabriel Sefström
1867 (isolation)
Henry Enfield Roscoe
Named By
Nils Gabriel Sefström
Latin Name
Vanadium
Abundance
Solar System< 0.0001%0.364 ppm
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Sun< 0.0001%0.299 ppm
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Meteorites0.00531%53.1 ppm
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Earth's crust0.0138%138 ppm
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Oceans< 0.0001%0.0025 ppm
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Humans< 0.0001%0.26 ppm
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