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

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Property Ar Argon Ne Neon
Atomic Number 18 higher 10 higher
Symbol Ar different Ne different
Name Argon different Neon different
Atomic Mass 39.9 higher 20.18 higher
Category Noble Gases same value Noble Gases same value
Period 3 higher 2 higher
Group 18 same value 18 same value
Block p-Block same value p-Block same value
Standard State Gas same value Gas same value
Electronegativity — no data — no data
Atomic Radius 188 higher 154 higher
Ionization Energy 15.76 lower 21.565 lower
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States 0 same value 0 same value
Melting Point 83.8 K (-189.35 °C) higher 24.56 K (-248.59 °C) higher
Boiling Point 87.3 K (-185.85 °C) higher 27.07 K (-246.08 °C) higher
Density 0.0018 higher 0.0009 higher
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s2 3p6 different [He]2s2 2p6 different
Year Discovered 1894 different 1898 different

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