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

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Property S Sulfur Po Polonium
Atomic Number 16 lower 84 lower
Symbol S different Po different
Name Sulfur different Polonium different
Atomic Mass 32.07 lower 208.9824 lower
Category Reactive Nonmetals different Metalloids different
Period 3 lower 6 lower
Group 16 same value 16 same value
Block p-Block same value p-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 2.58 higher 2 higher
Atomic Radius 180 lower 197 lower
Ionization Energy 10.36 higher 8.417 higher
Electron Affinity 2.077 higher 1.9 higher
Oxidation States +6, +4, -2 different +4, +2 different
Melting Point 388.36 K (115.21 °C) lower 527 K (253.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 717.75 K (444.6 °C) lower 1235 K (961.85 °C) lower
Density 2.067 lower 9.32 lower
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s2 3p4 different [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p4 different
Year Discovered Ancient different 1898 different

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