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.
A valence electron is an electron in the outermost electron shell of a representative element or noble gas element. The number of valence electrons in a representative element can be determined by its electronic configuration. For elements in Groups IIIA through VIIIA the outermost s and p electrons in the highest energy shell are valence electrons. 2  For transition elements the valence electrons are those in the outermost s sub-shell and in the d sub-shell of the next to outermost energy shell.