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

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Property Sc Scandium Fe Iron
Atomic Number 21 lower 26 lower
Symbol Sc different Fe different
Name Scandium different Iron different
Atomic Mass 44.9559 lower 55.84 lower
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 4 same value 4 same value
Group 3 lower 8 lower
Block d-Block same value d-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.36 lower 1.83 lower
Atomic Radius 211 higher 194 higher
Ionization Energy 6.561 lower 7.902 lower
Electron Affinity 0.188 higher 0.163 higher
Oxidation States +3 different +3, +2 different
Melting Point 1814 K (1540.85 °C) higher 1811 K (1537.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3109 K (2835.85 °C) lower 3134 K (2860.85 °C) lower
Density 2.99 lower 7.874 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d1 different [Ar]4s2 3d6 different
Year Discovered 1879 different Ancient different

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