V
Vanadium
Z 23 50.942 g/molTransition Metal
Nucleus
23 Protons
28 Neutrons
23 Electrons (5 Valence)
Shell distribution: K2 • L8 • M11 • N2 • O0 • P0 • Q0
Electron Configuration
Energy
7p
6d
5f
7s
6p
5d
4f
6s
5p
4d
5s
4p
3d
4s
3p
3s
2p
2s
1s
[Ar]3d34s2
Radii
Empirical
135 pm1.35 Å
Calculated
171 pm1.71 Å
Covalent
153±8 pm1.53±0.08 Å
van Der Waals
179 pm1.79 Å
Oxidation States
CommonRare
-3
-1
0
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
Crystal Structure
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Body-centred Cubic