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

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Property Ar Argon He Helium
Atomic Number 18 higher 2 higher
Symbol Ar different He different
Name Argon different Helium different
Atomic Mass 39.9 higher 4.0026 higher
Category Noble Gases same value Noble Gases same value
Period 3 higher 1 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 140 higher
Ionization Energy 15.76 lower 24.587 lower
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States 0 same value 0 same value
Melting Point 83.8 K (-189.35 °C) higher 0.95 K (-272.2 °C) higher
Boiling Point 87.3 K (-185.85 °C) higher 4.22 K (-268.93 °C) higher
Density 0.0018 higher 0.0002 higher
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s2 3p6 different 1s2 different
Year Discovered 1894 different 1868 different

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