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

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Element comparison
Property K Potassium Kr Krypton
Atomic Number 19 lower 36 lower
Symbol K different Kr different
Name Potassium different Krypton different
Atomic Mass 39.0983 lower 83.8 lower
Category Alkali Metals different Noble Gases different
Period 4 same value 4 same value
Group 1 lower 18 lower
Block s-Block different p-Block different
Standard State Solid different Gas different
Electronegativity 0.82 lower 3 lower
Atomic Radius 275 higher 202 higher
Ionization Energy 4.341 lower 14 lower
Electron Affinity 0.501 no data — no data
Oxidation States +1 different 0 different
Melting Point 336.53 K (63.38 °C) higher 115.79 K (-157.36 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1032 K (758.85 °C) higher 119.93 K (-153.22 °C) higher
Density 0.89 higher 0.0037 higher
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s1 different [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p6 different
Year Discovered 1807 different 1898 different

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