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

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Property Ne Neon Ar Argon
Atomic Number 10 lower 18 lower
Symbol Ne different Ar different
Name Neon different Argon different
Atomic Mass 20.18 lower 39.9 lower
Category Noble Gases same value Noble Gases same value
Period 2 lower 3 lower
Group 18 same value 18 same value
Block p-Block same value p-Block same value
Standard State Gas same value Gas same value
Electronegativity — no data — no data
Atomic Radius 154 lower 188 lower
Ionization Energy 21.565 higher 15.76 higher
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States 0 same value 0 same value
Melting Point 24.56 K (-248.59 °C) lower 83.8 K (-189.35 °C) lower
Boiling Point 27.07 K (-246.08 °C) lower 87.3 K (-185.85 °C) lower
Density 0.0009 lower 0.0018 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s2 2p6 different [Ne]3s2 3p6 different
Year Discovered 1898 different 1894 different

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