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

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Element comparison
Property Nb Niobium Db Dubnium
Atomic Number 41 lower 105 lower
Symbol Nb different Db different
Name Niobium different Dubnium different
Atomic Mass 92.9064 lower 268.126 lower
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 5 lower 7 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 1.6 no data — no data
Atomic Radius 207 no data — no data
Ionization Energy 6.759 no data — no data
Electron Affinity 0.893 no data — no data
Oxidation States +5, +3 different 5, 4, 3 different
Melting Point 2750 K (2476.85 °C) no data — no data
Boiling Point 5017 K (4743.85 °C) no data — no data
Density 8.57 no data — no data
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s1 4d4 different [Rn]7s2 5f14 6d3 different
Year Discovered 1801 different 1967 different

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