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

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Property K Potassium Fe Iron
Atomic Number 19 lower 26 lower
Symbol K different Fe different
Name Potassium different Iron different
Atomic Mass 39.0983 lower 55.84 lower
Category Alkali Metals different Transition Metals different
Period 4 same value 4 same value
Group 1 lower 8 lower
Block s-Block different d-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.82 lower 1.83 lower
Atomic Radius 275 higher 194 higher
Ionization Energy 4.341 lower 7.902 lower
Electron Affinity 0.501 higher 0.163 higher
Oxidation States +1 different +3, +2 different
Melting Point 336.53 K (63.38 °C) lower 1811 K (1537.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1032 K (758.85 °C) lower 3134 K (2860.85 °C) lower
Density 0.89 lower 7.874 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s1 different [Ar]4s2 3d6 different
Year Discovered 1807 different Ancient different

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