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

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Property Sc Scandium V Vanadium
Atomic Number 21 lower 23 lower
Symbol Sc different V different
Name Scandium different Vanadium different
Atomic Mass 44.9559 lower 50.9415 lower
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 4 same value 4 same value
Group 3 lower 5 lower
Block d-Block same value d-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.36 lower 1.63 lower
Atomic Radius 211 higher 179 higher
Ionization Energy 6.561 lower 6.746 lower
Electron Affinity 0.188 lower 0.525 lower
Oxidation States +3 different +5, +4, +3, +2 different
Melting Point 1814 K (1540.85 °C) lower 2183 K (1909.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3109 K (2835.85 °C) lower 3680 K (3406.85 °C) lower
Density 2.99 lower 6 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d1 different [Ar]4s2 3d3 different
Year Discovered 1879 different 1801 different

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