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

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Property Mg Magnesium Sr Strontium
Atomic Number 12 lower 38 lower
Symbol Mg different Sr different
Name Magnesium different Strontium different
Atomic Mass 24.305 lower 87.62 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals same value Alkaline Earth Metals same value
Period 3 lower 5 lower
Group 2 same value 2 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.31 higher 0.95 higher
Atomic Radius 173 lower 249 lower
Ionization Energy 7.646 higher 5.695 higher
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +2 same value +2 same value
Melting Point 923 K (649.85 °C) lower 1050 K (776.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1363 K (1089.85 °C) lower 1655 K (1381.85 °C) lower
Density 1.74 lower 2.64 lower
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s2 different [Kr]5s2 different
Year Discovered 1808 different 1790 different

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