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

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Property Sc Scandium Ac Actinium
Atomic Number 21 lower 89 lower
Symbol Sc different Ac different
Name Scandium different Actinium different
Atomic Mass 44.9559 lower 227.0277 lower
Category Transition Metals different Actinides different
Period 4 lower 7 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 1.1 higher
Atomic Radius 211 lower 260 lower
Ionization Energy 6.561 higher 5.17 higher
Electron Affinity 0.188 no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 same value +3 same value
Melting Point 1814 K (1540.85 °C) higher 1324 K (1050.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3109 K (2835.85 °C) lower 3471 K (3197.85 °C) lower
Density 2.99 lower 10.07 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d1 different [Rn]7s2 6d1 different
Year Discovered 1879 different 1899 different

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