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

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Property Al Aluminum Na Sodium
Atomic Number 13 higher 11 higher
Symbol Al different Na different
Name Aluminum different Sodium different
Atomic Mass 26.9815 higher 22.9898 higher
Category Post-transition Metals different Alkali Metals different
Period 3 same value 3 same value
Group 13 higher 1 higher
Block p-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.61 higher 0.93 higher
Atomic Radius 184 lower 227 lower
Ionization Energy 5.986 higher 5.139 higher
Electron Affinity 0.441 lower 0.548 lower
Oxidation States +3 different +1 different
Melting Point 933.437 K (660.29 °C) higher 370.95 K (97.8 °C) higher
Boiling Point 2792 K (2518.85 °C) higher 1156 K (882.85 °C) higher
Density 2.7 higher 0.97 higher
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s2 3p1 different [Ne]3s1 different
Year Discovered Ancient different 1807 different

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