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

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Property Sc Scandium Ca Calcium
Atomic Number 21 higher 20 higher
Symbol Sc different Ca different
Name Scandium different Calcium different
Atomic Mass 44.9559 higher 40.08 higher
Category Transition Metals different Alkaline Earth Metals different
Period 4 same value 4 same value
Group 3 higher 2 higher
Block d-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.36 higher 1 higher
Atomic Radius 211 lower 231 lower
Ionization Energy 6.561 higher 6.113 higher
Electron Affinity 0.188 no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 different +2 different
Melting Point 1814 K (1540.85 °C) higher 1115 K (841.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3109 K (2835.85 °C) higher 1757 K (1483.85 °C) higher
Density 2.99 higher 1.54 higher
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d1 different [Ar]4s2 different
Year Discovered 1879 different Ancient different

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