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

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Property Al Aluminum B Boron
Atomic Number 13 higher 5 higher
Symbol Al different B different
Name Aluminum different Boron different
Atomic Mass 26.9815 higher 10.81 higher
Category Post-transition Metals different Metalloids different
Period 3 higher 2 higher
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 2.04 lower
Atomic Radius 184 lower 192 lower
Ionization Energy 5.986 lower 8.298 lower
Electron Affinity 0.441 higher 0.277 higher
Oxidation States +3 same value +3 same value
Melting Point 933.437 K (660.29 °C) lower 2348 K (2074.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 2792 K (2518.85 °C) lower 4273 K (3999.85 °C) lower
Density 2.7 higher 2.37 higher
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s2 3p1 different [He]2s2 2p1 different
Year Discovered Ancient different 1808 different

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