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

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Property He Helium Ar Argon
Atomic Number 2 lower 18 lower
Symbol He different Ar different
Name Helium different Argon different
Atomic Mass 4.0026 lower 39.9 lower
Category Noble Gases same value Noble Gases same value
Period 1 lower 3 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 140 lower 188 lower
Ionization Energy 24.587 higher 15.76 higher
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States 0 same value 0 same value
Melting Point 0.95 K (-272.2 °C) lower 83.8 K (-189.35 °C) lower
Boiling Point 4.22 K (-268.93 °C) lower 87.3 K (-185.85 °C) lower
Density 0.0002 lower 0.0018 lower
Electron Configuration 1s2 different [Ne]3s2 3p6 different
Year Discovered 1868 different 1894 different

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