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

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Property H Hydrogen Na Sodium
Atomic Number 1 lower 11 lower
Symbol H different Na different
Name Hydrogen different Sodium different
Atomic Mass 1.008 lower 22.9898 lower
Category Reactive Nonmetals different Alkali Metals different
Period 1 lower 3 lower
Group 1 same value 1 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Gas different Solid different
Electronegativity 2.2 higher 0.93 higher
Atomic Radius 120 lower 227 lower
Ionization Energy 13.598 higher 5.139 higher
Electron Affinity 0.754 higher 0.548 higher
Oxidation States +1, -1 different +1 different
Melting Point 13.81 K (-259.34 °C) lower 370.95 K (97.8 °C) lower
Boiling Point 20.28 K (-252.87 °C) lower 1156 K (882.85 °C) lower
Density 0.0001 lower 0.97 lower
Electron Configuration 1s1 different [Ne]3s1 different
Year Discovered 1766 different 1807 different

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