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

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Property V Vanadium Nb Niobium
Atomic Number 23 lower 41 lower
Symbol V different Nb different
Name Vanadium different Niobium different
Atomic Mass 50.9415 lower 92.9064 lower
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 4 lower 5 lower
Group 5 same value 5 same value
Block d-Block same value d-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.63 higher 1.6 higher
Atomic Radius 179 lower 207 lower
Ionization Energy 6.746 lower 6.759 lower
Electron Affinity 0.525 lower 0.893 lower
Oxidation States +5, +4, +3, +2 different +5, +3 different
Melting Point 2183 K (1909.85 °C) lower 2750 K (2476.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3680 K (3406.85 °C) lower 5017 K (4743.85 °C) lower
Density 6 lower 8.57 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d3 different [Kr]5s1 4d4 different
Year Discovered 1801 same value 1801 same value

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