Vanadium was discovered by Andres Manuel del Rio and Nils Sefström at 1801 in Mexico and Sweden.
Origin of name: named after "Vanadis", the goddess of beauty in Scandinavian mythology.
Atomic Number: 23
Atomic Weight: 50.9415
Melting Point: 2183 K (1910°C or 3470°F)
Boiling Point: 3680 K (3407°C or 6165°F)
Density: 6.0 grams per cubic centimeter
Phase at Room Temperature: Solid
Element Classification: Metal
Period Number: 4 Group Number: 5 Group Name: none