Japan's population is estimated at around 128 million, with 80% of the population living on HonshÅ«. Japanese society is linguistically, ethnically and culturally homogeneous, composed of 98.5% ethnic Japanese, with small populations of foreign workers.
Uses. About 80% of the vanadium produced is used as a steel additive. Vanadium-steel alloys are very tough and are used for armour plate, axles, tools, piston rods and crankshafts.Less than 1% of vanadium, and as little chromium, makes steel shock resistant and vibration resistant.t's also the catalytic power behind the production of sulphuric acid and its named after the Norse God of beauty, love and fertility. And to reveal her identify here's Chris Orvig. Chris Orvig. Vanadium, a first row transition metal in the Periodic Table, is an element of mystery.
Lanthanum is a transition element in Group 3 (IIIB) of the periodic table. Lanthanum's position makes it one of the transition metals. The transition metals are found in the center of the periodic table, in Groups 3 through 12. Lanthanum can also be classified as a rare earth element. The rare earth elements are the 15 elements that make up Row 6 of the periodic table. That group of elements is also called the lanthanides.