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

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Element comparison
Property Sc Scandium Sm Samarium
Atomic Number 21 lower 62 lower
Symbol Sc different Sm different
Name Scandium different Samarium different
Atomic Mass 44.9559 lower 150.4 lower
Category Transition Metals different Lanthanides different
Period 4 lower 6 lower
Group 3 same value 3 same value
Block d-Block different f-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.36 higher 1.17 higher
Atomic Radius 211 lower 229 lower
Ionization Energy 6.561 higher 5.644 higher
Electron Affinity 0.188 no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 different +3, +2 different
Melting Point 1814 K (1540.85 °C) higher 1347 K (1073.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3109 K (2835.85 °C) higher 2067 K (1793.85 °C) higher
Density 2.99 lower 7.52 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d1 different [Xe]6s2 4f6 different
Year Discovered 1879 same value 1879 same value

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