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Vanadium facts for kids
Vanadium is chemical element 23 on the periodic table. Its symbol is V.
Vanadium is a metal and is part of the group known as the transition metals. It is mostly used in steel where it helps strengthen the steel metal.
The human body may require a little bit of vanadium, even though scientists are not really sure. There is a little bit of vanadium in vitamins just to make sure that we do not get sick (in case our body does need vanadium).
Vanadium can react with a variety of other elements, and the chemical compounds it forms often have beautiful colors.
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| K | Ca | Sc | Ti | V | Cr | Mn | Fe | Co | Ni | Cu | Zn | Ga | Ge | As | Se | Br | Kr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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98% of the world's vanadium is found in three countries
Images for kids
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From left: [V(H2O)6]2+ (lilac), [V(H2O)6]3+ (green), [VO(H2O)5]2+ (blue) and [VO(H2O)5]3+ (yellow).
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A ball-and-stick model of VO5(C5H7)2
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Vanadinite
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Ferrovanadium chunks
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Vacuum sublimed vanadium dendritic crystals (99.9%)
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Crystal-bar vanadium, showing different textures and surface oxidation; 3N5-pure cube for comparison
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Tool made from vanadium steel
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Vanadium(V) oxide is a catalyst in the contact process for producing sulfuric acid
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Active site of the enzyme vanadium bromoperoxidase, which produces the preponderance of naturally-occurring organobromine compounds.
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Tunicates such as this bluebell tunicate contain vanadium as vanabin.
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Amanita muscaria contains amavadin.
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The decavanadate structure