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

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Property Al Aluminum Ga Gallium
Atomic Number 13 lower 31 lower
Symbol Al different Ga different
Name Aluminum different Gallium different
Atomic Mass 26.9815 lower 69.723 lower
Category Post-transition Metals same value Post-transition Metals same value
Period 3 lower 4 lower
Group 13 same value 13 same value
Block p-Block same value p-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.61 lower 1.81 lower
Atomic Radius 184 lower 187 lower
Ionization Energy 5.986 lower 5.999 lower
Electron Affinity 0.441 higher 0.3 higher
Oxidation States +3 same value +3 same value
Melting Point 933.437 K (660.29 °C) higher 302.91 K (29.76 °C) higher
Boiling Point 2792 K (2518.85 °C) higher 2477 K (2203.85 °C) higher
Density 2.7 lower 5.91 lower
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s2 3p1 different [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p1 different
Year Discovered Ancient different 1875 different

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