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

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Property Na Sodium S Sulfur
Atomic Number 11 lower 16 lower
Symbol Na different S different
Name Sodium different Sulfur different
Atomic Mass 22.9898 lower 32.07 lower
Category Alkali Metals different Reactive Nonmetals different
Period 3 same value 3 same value
Group 1 lower 16 lower
Block s-Block different p-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.93 lower 2.58 lower
Atomic Radius 227 higher 180 higher
Ionization Energy 5.139 lower 10.36 lower
Electron Affinity 0.548 lower 2.077 lower
Oxidation States +1 different +6, +4, -2 different
Melting Point 370.95 K (97.8 °C) lower 388.36 K (115.21 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1156 K (882.85 °C) higher 717.75 K (444.6 °C) higher
Density 0.97 lower 2.067 lower
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s1 different [Ne]3s2 3p4 different
Year Discovered 1807 different Ancient different

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