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7440-62-2 [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2010-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
V
symbol
7440-62-2
CAS number
DEF

A gray or white, malleable, ductile, polyvalent metallic element in group V of the periodic system.

OBS

It occurs widely but mainly in small quantities in combination in minerals (such as vanadinite, patronite, carnotite, and roscoelite), in the ashes of many plants, in coals, in petroleums, and in asphalts ... Symbol, V; atomic number, 23; and atomic weight, 50.942 ...; specific gravity, 6.11 ...

OBS

vanadium: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
V
symbol
7440-62-2
CAS number
DEF

Métal blanc, mou et ductile à l'état pur, trouvé dans les hydrocarbures et dans les roches sédimentaires riches en matières organiques.

OBS

Métal [...] relativement rare, disséminé dans un grand nombre de minéraux (vanadinite, patronite, sulfure de vanadium [...]) et de roches diverses [...]. Symbole : V

OBS

Élément de numéro atomique 23; masse atomique 50,95.

OBS

vanadium : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Geoquímica
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
V
symbol
7440-62-2
CAS number
DEF

Metal dúctil de color blanco, insoluble en agua, resistente a la corrosión, soluble en ácidos nítrico, fluorhídrico y sulfúrico concentrado.

OBS

Elemento químico de número atómico 23. Símbolo: V.

OBS

Como metal no es tóxico.

OBS

adj: vanádico, vanadioso, vanadífero.

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Record 2 1993-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
Universal entry(ies)
7440-62-2
CAS number

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
7440-62-2
CAS number

Spanish

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