Element - 23 : Vanadium (V) – Used in springs, alloys.


Basic Information / āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻĨā§āϝ


Atomic Number – 23


Symbol : āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ  – V
Nature – Metal (Transition Metal) : āϧ⧰āĻŖ – āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ (Transition Metal)


Atomic Structure / āĻĒā§°āĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āĻ—āĻ āύ


23 protons, 23 electrons : ā§¨ā§ŠāϟāĻž proton āφ⧰⧁ ā§¨ā§ŠāϟāĻž electron āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇



Properties / āϗ⧁āĻŖāĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽ



  • Vanadium is a transition metal : Vanadium āĻāϟāĻž transition metal

  • Strong and hard metal : āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁

  • Improves strength of steel : āχ steel-ā§° āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇

  • Forms durable alloys : āĻĻā§€ā§°ā§āϘāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ÿā§€ alloy āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇


Uses / āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°



  • Used to make strong steel : āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ steel āϤ⧈⧟āĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ

  • Used in tools and machines : tools āφ⧰⧁ machine-āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ

  • Industrial use : āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ


Why is Vanadium Important ? / āĻ•āĻŋ⧟ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ ?



  • Vanadium strengthens steel and makes it durable : Vanadium-āĻ steel āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ āϕ⧰⧇

  • Used in construction and heavy machinery : āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ machine-āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ


Fun Fact / ā§°āϏāĻžāϞ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ



  • Vanadium is used in high-strength steel for buildings and tools : Vanadium āωāĻšā§āϚ-āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° steel āϤ⧈⧟āĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ (building, tools)


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PYQ MCQs – Vanadium


Q1. What is the atomic number of Vanadium ? : Vanadium-ā§° atomic number āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
(a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 25


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) 23
Explanation: Vanadium has atomic number 23. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Vanadium-ā§° atomic number ā§¨ā§ŠāĨ¤


Q2. Symbol of Vanadium is ? : Vanadium-ā§° āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
(a) Va (b) Vn (c) V (d) Vm


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) V


Q3. Vanadium belongs to which block ? : Vanadium āϕ⧋āύ block-āϤ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āĻ—āϤ ?
(a) s-block (b) p-block (c) d-block (d) f-block


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) d-block


Q4. Vanadium is a ______ metal. : Vanadium āĻāϟāĻž ______ āϧāĻžāϤ⧁āĨ¤
(a) Soft (b) Transition (c) Noble (d) Gas


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Transition


Q5. Number of electrons in Vanadium ? Vanadium-āϤ electron āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?
(a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 25


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) 23


Q6. Vanadium is mainly used in ? : Vanadium āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝāϤ āĻ•’āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ ?
(a) Food (b) Plastic (c) Steel (d) Water


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Steel


Q7. Vanadium improves which property ? : Vanadium āϕ⧋āύ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇ ?
(a) Color (b) Strength (c) Smell (d) Taste


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Strength


Q8. Vanadium is used in ? : Vanadium āĻ•’āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§Ÿ ?
(a) Clothes (b) Tools (c) Paper (d) Books


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Tools


Q9. Vanadium is ______ in nature. : Vanadium ______ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§°āĨ¤
(a) Weak (b) Soft (c) Strong (d) Liquid


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Strong


Q10. Vanadium is important because it ? : Vanadium āĻ•āĻŋ⧟ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ ?
(a) Weakens metal (b) Strengthens steel (c) Changes color (d) Makes gas


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Strengthens steel
Explanation: It increases strength and durability. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ steel āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤