sulfur vs chlorine vs neodymium vs cobalt vs tantalum

sulfur (chemical element) | chlorine (chemical element) | neodymium (chemical element) | cobalt (chemical element) | tantalum (chemical element)

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| atomic symbol | atomic number | short electronic configuration sulfur | S | 16 | [Ne]3s^23p^4 chlorine | Cl | 17 | [Ne]3s^23p^5 neodymium | Nd | 60 | [Xe]6s^24f^4 cobalt | Co | 27 | [Ar]4s^23d^7 tantalum | Ta | 73 | [Xe]6s^24f^145d^3 | Aufbau diagram | block | group sulfur | 3p 3s | p | 16 chlorine | 3p 3s | p | 17 neodymium | 4f 6s | f | cobalt | 3d 4s | d | 9 tantalum | 5d 4f 6s | d | 5 | period | atomic mass | half-life sulfur | 3 | 32.06 u | (stable) chlorine | 3 | 35.45 u | (stable) neodymium | 6 | 144.242 u | (stable) cobalt | 4 | 58.933194 u | (stable) tantalum | 6 | 180.94788 u | (stable)

phase at STP | all | gas | solid melting point | median | 1021 °C | highest | 3017 °C (tantalum) | lowest | -101.5 °C (chlorine) | distribution | boiling point | median | 2927 °C | highest | 5458 °C (tantalum) | lowest | -34.04 °C (chlorine) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 7.1 kJ/mol | highest | 36 kJ/mol (tantalum) | lowest | 1.73 kJ/mol (sulfur) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 285 kJ/mol | highest | 735 kJ/mol (tantalum) | lowest | 9.8 kJ/mol (sulfur) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 421 J/(kg K) | highest | 705 J/(kg K) (sulfur) | lowest | 140 J/(kg K) (tantalum) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)

density | median | 7.01 g/cm^3 | highest | 16.65 g/cm^3 (tantalum) | lowest | 0.003214 g/cm^3 (chlorine) | distribution | liquid density | median | 7.32 g/cm^3 | highest | 15 g/cm^3 (tantalum) | lowest | 1.819 g/cm^3 (sulfur) | distribution | molar volume | median | 16.36 cm^3/mol | highest | 11030 cm^3/mol (chlorine) | lowest | 6.6 cm^3/mol (cobalt) Mohs hardness | median | 3.5 | highest | 6.5 (between microcline and quartz) (tantalum) | lowest | 1.2 (between talc and gypsum) (neodymium) | distribution | Vickers hardness | all | 343 MPa | 873 MPa | 1043 MPa Brinell hardness | all | 265 MPa | 700 MPa | 800 MPa bulk modulus | median | 32 GPa | highest | 200 GPa (tantalum) | lowest | 1.1 GPa (chlorine) | distribution | shear modulus | median | 69 GPa | highest | 75 GPa (cobalt) | lowest | 16 GPa (neodymium) Young's modulus | median | 186 GPa | highest | 209 GPa (cobalt) | lowest | 41 GPa (neodymium) | distribution | Poisson ratio | all | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.34 ultimate tensile strength | all | 170 MPa sound speed | median | 2900 m/s | highest | 4720 m/s (cobalt) | lowest | 206 m/s (chlorine) | distribution | thermal expansion | median | 9.6×10^-6 K^(-1) | highest | 1.3×10^-5 K^(-1) (cobalt) | lowest | 6.3×10^-6 K^(-1) (tantalum) | distribution | thermal conductivity | median | 17 W/(m K) | highest | 100 W/(m K) (cobalt) | lowest | 0.0089 W/(m K) (chlorine) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)

resistivity | median | 6.4×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters) | highest | 1×10^15 Ω m (ohm meters) (sulfur) | lowest | 6×10^-8 Ω m (ohm meters) (cobalt) electrical conductivity | median | 1.6×10^6 S/m (siemens per meter) | highest | 1.7×10^7 S/m (siemens per meter) (cobalt) | lowest | 1×10^-15 S/m (siemens per meter) (sulfur) | distribution | volume magnetic susceptibility | median | 8.909×10^-5 | highest | 0.0033648 (neodymium) | lowest | -1.22×10^-5 (sulfur) | distribution | mass magnetic susceptibility | median | 2.25×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) | highest | 4.8×10^-7 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) (neodymium) | lowest | -7.2×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) (chlorine) | distribution | molar magnetic susceptibility | median | 8.68×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) | highest | 6.9235×10^-8 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) (neodymium) | lowest | -5.11×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) (chlorine) | distribution | work function | all | 3.2 eV | 5 eV | (4 to 4.8) eV

valence | median | 5 | highest | 6 (sulfur) | lowest | 3 (neodymium) | distribution | electronegativity | median | 1.88 | highest | 3.16 (chlorine) | lowest | 1.14 (neodymium) | distribution | electron affinity | median | 63.7 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | highest | 349 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (chlorine) | lowest | 31 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (tantalum) | distribution | first ionization energy | median | 761 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | highest | 1251.2 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (chlorine) | lowest | 533.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (neodymium) | distribution |

term symbol | all | ^2P_(3/2) | ^3P_2 | ^4F_(3/2) | ^4F_(9/2) | ^5I_4 atomic radius | median | 135 pm | highest | 185 pm (neodymium) | lowest | 100 pm (sulfur and chlorine) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 126 pm | highest | 201 pm (neodymium) | lowest | 102 pm (chlorine) | distribution | (electronic ground state properties)