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Compare two chemical elements side by side across 19 atomic and physical properties.

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Property K Potassium V Vanadium
Atomic Number 19 lower 23 lower
Symbol K different V different
Name Potassium different Vanadium different
Atomic Mass 39.0983 lower 50.9415 lower
Category Alkali Metals different Transition Metals different
Period 4 same value 4 same value
Group 1 lower 5 lower
Block s-Block different d-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.82 lower 1.63 lower
Atomic Radius 275 higher 179 higher
Ionization Energy 4.341 lower 6.746 lower
Electron Affinity 0.501 lower 0.525 lower
Oxidation States +1 different +5, +4, +3, +2 different
Melting Point 336.53 K (63.38 °C) lower 2183 K (1909.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1032 K (758.85 °C) lower 3680 K (3406.85 °C) lower
Density 0.89 lower 6 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s1 different [Ar]4s2 3d3 different
Year Discovered 1807 different 1801 different

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