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

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Property Ca Calcium Ga Gallium
Atomic Number 20 lower 31 lower
Symbol Ca different Ga different
Name Calcium different Gallium different
Atomic Mass 40.08 lower 69.723 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals different Post-transition Metals different
Period 4 same value 4 same value
Group 2 lower 13 lower
Block s-Block different p-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1 lower 1.81 lower
Atomic Radius 231 higher 187 higher
Ionization Energy 6.113 higher 5.999 higher
Electron Affinity — no data 0.3 no data
Oxidation States +2 different +3 different
Melting Point 1115 K (841.85 °C) higher 302.91 K (29.76 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1757 K (1483.85 °C) lower 2477 K (2203.85 °C) lower
Density 1.54 lower 5.91 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 different [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p1 different
Year Discovered Ancient different 1875 different

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