Compare Elements

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

Swap
Element comparison
Property Ta Tantalum V Vanadium
Atomic Number 73 higher 23 higher
Symbol Ta different V different
Name Tantalum different Vanadium different
Atomic Mass 180.9479 higher 50.9415 higher
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 6 higher 4 higher
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 1.5 lower 1.63 lower
Atomic Radius 217 higher 179 higher
Ionization Energy 7.89 higher 6.746 higher
Electron Affinity 0.322 lower 0.525 lower
Oxidation States +5 different +5, +4, +3, +2 different
Melting Point 3290 K (3016.85 °C) higher 2183 K (1909.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 5731 K (5457.85 °C) higher 3680 K (3406.85 °C) higher
Density 16.4 higher 6 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d3 different [Ar]4s2 3d3 different
Year Discovered 1802 different 1801 different

higher lower