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

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Property Na Sodium Fr Francium
Atomic Number 11 lower 87 lower
Symbol Na different Fr different
Name Sodium different Francium different
Atomic Mass 22.9898 lower 223.0197 lower
Category Alkali Metals same value Alkali Metals same value
Period 3 lower 7 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 0.7 higher
Atomic Radius 227 lower 348 lower
Ionization Energy 5.139 higher 3.9 higher
Electron Affinity 0.548 higher 0.47 higher
Oxidation States +1 same value +1 same value
Melting Point 370.95 K (97.8 °C) higher 300 K (26.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1156 K (882.85 °C) no data — no data
Density 0.97 no data — no data
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s1 different [Rn]7s1 different
Year Discovered 1807 different 1939 different

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