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

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Property V Vanadium Ta Tantalum
Atomic Number 23 lower 73 lower
Symbol V different Ta different
Name Vanadium different Tantalum different
Atomic Mass 50.9415 lower 180.9479 lower
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 4 lower 6 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 1.5 higher
Atomic Radius 179 lower 217 lower
Ionization Energy 6.746 lower 7.89 lower
Electron Affinity 0.525 higher 0.322 higher
Oxidation States +5, +4, +3, +2 different +5 different
Melting Point 2183 K (1909.85 °C) lower 3290 K (3016.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3680 K (3406.85 °C) lower 5731 K (5457.85 °C) lower
Density 6 lower 16.4 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d3 different [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d3 different
Year Discovered 1801 different 1802 different

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