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

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Property La Lanthanum Ta Tantalum
Atomic Number 57 lower 73 lower
Symbol La different Ta different
Name Lanthanum different Tantalum different
Atomic Mass 138.9055 lower 180.9479 lower
Category Lanthanides different Transition Metals different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 3 lower 5 lower
Block f-Block different d-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.1 lower 1.5 lower
Atomic Radius 240 higher 217 higher
Ionization Energy 5.577 lower 7.89 lower
Electron Affinity 0.5 higher 0.322 higher
Oxidation States +3 different +5 different
Melting Point 1191 K (917.85 °C) lower 3290 K (3016.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3737 K (3463.85 °C) lower 5731 K (5457.85 °C) lower
Density 6.15 lower 16.4 lower
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 5d1 different [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d3 different
Year Discovered 1839 different 1802 different

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