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

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Property H Hydrogen Fr Francium
Atomic Number 1 lower 87 lower
Symbol H different Fr different
Name Hydrogen different Francium different
Atomic Mass 1.008 lower 223.0197 lower
Category Reactive Nonmetals different Alkali Metals different
Period 1 lower 7 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 0.7 higher
Atomic Radius 120 lower 348 lower
Ionization Energy 13.598 higher 3.9 higher
Electron Affinity 0.754 higher 0.47 higher
Oxidation States +1, -1 different +1 different
Melting Point 13.81 K (-259.34 °C) lower 300 K (26.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 20.28 K (-252.87 °C) no data — no data
Density 0.0001 no data — no data
Electron Configuration 1s1 different [Rn]7s1 different
Year Discovered 1766 different 1939 different

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