(http://www.vanadium.com.au/vanadium_facts.htm)
What is the structure of Vanadium???
Vanadium structure is made up of unit cells that are body-centered cubic, or BCC. (Winter).
A body-centered cubic lattice combined of many square unit cells. Each of these cells has one complete atom
located in the center and then atoms located in each of the corners. Although these corners atoms are very close,
they do not touch one another. All of the atoms, however, do touch the center atom. (Watkins)
This is a picture of what the structure of a cell unit might look like.
(http://www.chem.lsu.edu/htdocs/people/sfwatkins/MERLOT/lattice/03bcc.html)
What are the Chemical Properties and reaction tendencies??
Vanadium "has good corrosion resistance to alkalis, sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and salt waters"(Winter). This element can be found among the transitional metals. It is reactive to oxygen and carbon at high temperatures (Stwertka). The reason Vanadium has so many compounds is due to the fact that Vanadium will react with most nonmetals (Haserman). Vanadium does contain a little radioactivity. The half-life of Vanadium is 3.9 x 10^17 (Handbook...).
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