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

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Property Ar Argon Rn Radon
Atomic Number 18 lower 86 lower
Symbol Ar different Rn different
Name Argon different Radon different
Atomic Mass 39.9 lower 222.0176 lower
Category Noble Gases same value Noble Gases same value
Period 3 lower 6 lower
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 lower 220 lower
Ionization Energy 15.76 higher 10.745 higher
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States 0 same value 0 same value
Melting Point 83.8 K (-189.35 °C) lower 202 K (-71.15 °C) lower
Boiling Point 87.3 K (-185.85 °C) lower 211.45 K (-61.7 °C) lower
Density 0.0018 lower 0.0097 lower
Electron Configuration [Ne]3s2 3p6 different [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p6 different
Year Discovered 1894 different 1900 different

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