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

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

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