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

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Property Ca Calcium Fe Iron
Atomic Number 20 lower 26 lower
Symbol Ca different Fe different
Name Calcium different Iron different
Atomic Mass 40.08 lower 55.84 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals different Transition Metals different
Period 4 same value 4 same value
Group 2 lower 8 lower
Block s-Block different d-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1 lower 1.83 lower
Atomic Radius 231 higher 194 higher
Ionization Energy 6.113 lower 7.902 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 0.163 no data
Oxidation States +2 different +3, +2 different
Melting Point 1115 K (841.85 °C) lower 1811 K (1537.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1757 K (1483.85 °C) lower 3134 K (2860.85 °C) lower
Density 1.54 lower 7.874 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 different [Ar]4s2 3d6 different
Year Discovered Ancient same value Ancient same value

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