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Compare Iron vs Vanadium

Comparing Iron (Fe) and Vanadium (V). Atomic numbers 26 and 23 with atomic masses 55.845 u and 50.942 u, classified as transition metal and transition metal. Below: a side-by-side comparison of their physical, atomic, electron-configuration and historical properties, including density, melting and boiling points, ionization energies, oxidation states and discovery history.

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Fe
Iron
#26
V
Vanadium
#23

Periodic properties of the elements

IronVanadium
SymbolFeV
Atomic number2623
Group85
Period44
Blockdd
Element categoryTransition MetalTransition Metal

Physical properties

IronVanadium
Phase at STPSolidSolid
Density7.874 g/cm36 g/cm3
Atomic weight55.8452 u50.9415 u
Melting point1811 K
1537.85 °C
2800.13 °F		2183 K
1909.85 °C
3469.73 °F
Boiling point3134 K
2860.85 °C
5181.53 °F		3680 K
3406.85 °C
6164.33 °F

Atomic properties

IronVanadium
Electronegativity (Pauling Scale)1.831.63
Electron affinity14.785 kJ/mol50.911 kJ/mol
Oxidation states−4, −2, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7
(an amphoteric oxide)		−3, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5
(an amphoteric oxide)
Ionization energies
  1. 762.5 kJ/mol
  2. 1561.9 kJ/mol
  3. 2957 kJ/mol
  4. 5290 kJ/mol
  5. 7240 kJ/mol
  6. 9560 kJ/mol
  7. 12060 kJ/mol
  8. 14580 kJ/mol
  9. 22540 kJ/mol
  10. 25290 kJ/mol
  11. 28000 kJ/mol
  12. 31920 kJ/mol
  13. 34830 kJ/mol
  14. 37840 kJ/mol
  15. 44100 kJ/mol
  16. 47206 kJ/mol
  17. 122200 kJ/mol
  18. 131000 kJ/mol
  19. 140500 kJ/mol
  20. 152600 kJ/mol
  21. 163000 kJ/mol
  22. 173600 kJ/mol
  23. 188100 kJ/mol
  24. 195200 kJ/mol
  25. 851800 kJ/mol
  26. 895161 kJ/mol
  1. 650.9 kJ/mol
  2. 1414 kJ/mol
  3. 2830 kJ/mol
  4. 4507 kJ/mol
  5. 6298.7 kJ/mol
  6. 12363 kJ/mol
  7. 14530 kJ/mol
  8. 16730 kJ/mol
  9. 19860 kJ/mol
  10. 22240 kJ/mol
  11. 24670 kJ/mol
  12. 29730 kJ/mol
  13. 32446 kJ/mol
  14. 86450 kJ/mol
  15. 94170 kJ/mol
  16. 102300 kJ/mol
  17. 112700 kJ/mol
  18. 121600 kJ/mol
  19. 130700 kJ/mol
  20. 143400 kJ/mol
  21. 151440 kJ/mol
  22. 661050 kJ/mol
  23. 699144 kJ/mol

Electron configuration

IronVanadium
Shorthand configuration[Ar] 3d6 4s2 [Ar] 3d3 4s2
Full configuration1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d6 4s2 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d3 4s2
Electrons per shell2, 8, 14, 22, 8, 11, 2

History

IronVanadium
DiscoveryMiddle East (5000 BC)Andrés Manuel del Río (1801)
First isolationAndrés Manuel del Río (1801)
Named byNils Gabriel Sefström (1830)
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