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

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Property H Hydrogen Li Lithium
Atomic Number 1 lower 3 lower
Symbol H different Li different
Name Hydrogen different Lithium different
Atomic Mass 1.008 lower 7 lower
Category Reactive Nonmetals different Alkali Metals different
Period 1 lower 2 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 0.98 higher
Atomic Radius 120 lower 182 lower
Ionization Energy 13.598 higher 5.392 higher
Electron Affinity 0.754 higher 0.618 higher
Oxidation States +1, -1 different +1 different
Melting Point 13.81 K (-259.34 °C) lower 453.65 K (180.5 °C) lower
Boiling Point 20.28 K (-252.87 °C) lower 1615 K (1341.85 °C) lower
Density 0.0001 lower 0.534 lower
Electron Configuration 1s1 different [He]2s1 different
Year Discovered 1766 different 1817 different

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