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

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Property Na Sodium Rb Rubidium
Atomic Number 11 lower 37 lower
Symbol Na different Rb different
Name Sodium different Rubidium different
Atomic Mass 22.9898 lower 85.468 lower
Category Alkali Metals same value Alkali Metals same value
Period 3 lower 5 lower
Group 1 same value 1 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.93 higher 0.82 higher
Atomic Radius 227 lower 303 lower
Ionization Energy 5.139 higher 4.177 higher
Electron Affinity 0.548 higher 0.468 higher
Oxidation States +1 same value +1 same value
Melting Point 370.95 K (97.8 °C) higher 312.46 K (39.31 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1156 K (882.85 °C) higher 961 K (687.85 °C) higher
Density 0.97 lower 1.53 lower
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s1 different [Kr]5s1 different
Year Discovered 1807 different 1861 different

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