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

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Property Ca Calcium V Vanadium
Atomic Number 20 lower 23 lower
Symbol Ca different V different
Name Calcium different Vanadium different
Atomic Mass 40.08 lower 50.9415 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals different Transition Metals different
Period 4 same value 4 same value
Group 2 lower 5 lower
Block s-Block different d-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1 lower 1.63 lower
Atomic Radius 231 higher 179 higher
Ionization Energy 6.113 lower 6.746 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 0.525 no data
Oxidation States +2 different +5, +4, +3, +2 different
Melting Point 1115 K (841.85 °C) lower 2183 K (1909.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1757 K (1483.85 °C) lower 3680 K (3406.85 °C) lower
Density 1.54 lower 6 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 different [Ar]4s2 3d3 different
Year Discovered Ancient different 1801 different

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