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... vanadium , metallic chemical element; symbol V; at. no. 23; at. wt. 50.9415; m.p. about 1,890°C; b.p. 3,380°C; sp. gr. about 6 at 20°C; valence +2, +3, +4, or +5. Vanadium is a soft, ductile, silver-grey metal. It is the element above niobium in Group 5 of the periodic table .

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