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

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Property Ca Calcium Ba Barium
Atomic Number 20 lower 56 lower
Symbol Ca different Ba different
Name Calcium different Barium different
Atomic Mass 40.08 lower 137.33 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals same value Alkaline Earth Metals same value
Period 4 lower 6 lower
Group 2 same value 2 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1 higher 0.89 higher
Atomic Radius 231 lower 268 lower
Ionization Energy 6.113 higher 5.212 higher
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +2 same value +2 same value
Melting Point 1115 K (841.85 °C) higher 1000 K (726.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1757 K (1483.85 °C) lower 2170 K (1896.85 °C) lower
Density 1.54 lower 3.62 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 different [Xe]6s2 different
Year Discovered Ancient different 1808 different

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