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

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Property Na Sodium Cs Cesium
Atomic Number 11 lower 55 lower
Symbol Na different Cs different
Name Sodium different Cesium different
Atomic Mass 22.9898 lower 132.9055 lower
Category Alkali Metals same value Alkali Metals same value
Period 3 lower 6 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 0.79 higher
Atomic Radius 227 lower 343 lower
Ionization Energy 5.139 higher 3.894 higher
Electron Affinity 0.548 higher 0.472 higher
Oxidation States +1 same value +1 same value
Melting Point 370.95 K (97.8 °C) higher 301.59 K (28.44 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1156 K (882.85 °C) higher 944 K (670.85 °C) higher
Density 0.97 lower 1.93 lower
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s1 different [Xe]6s1 different
Year Discovered 1807 different 1860 different

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