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

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Property Na Sodium Al Aluminum
Atomic Number 11 lower 13 lower
Symbol Na different Al different
Name Sodium different Aluminum different
Atomic Mass 22.9898 lower 26.9815 lower
Category Alkali Metals different Post-transition Metals different
Period 3 same value 3 same value
Group 1 lower 13 lower
Block s-Block different p-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.93 lower 1.61 lower
Atomic Radius 227 higher 184 higher
Ionization Energy 5.139 lower 5.986 lower
Electron Affinity 0.548 higher 0.441 higher
Oxidation States +1 different +3 different
Melting Point 370.95 K (97.8 °C) lower 933.437 K (660.29 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1156 K (882.85 °C) lower 2792 K (2518.85 °C) lower
Density 0.97 lower 2.7 lower
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s1 different [Ne]3s2 3p1 different
Year Discovered 1807 different Ancient different

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