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The best conductor of thermal energy among the elements listed is **D. vanadium (V)**.
Metals, like vanadium, typically have good thermal conductivity due to their free-moving electrons, which facilitate the transfer of thermal energy. In contrast, argon is a noble gas and a poor conductor of heat, germanium is a semiconductor, and polonium, while metallic, does not have superior thermal conductivity compared to vanadium.