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

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Property Fe Iron K Potassium
Atomic Number 26 higher 19 higher
Symbol Fe different K different
Name Iron different Potassium different
Atomic Mass 55.84 higher 39.0983 higher
Category Transition Metals different Alkali Metals different
Period 4 same value 4 same value
Group 8 higher 1 higher
Block d-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.83 higher 0.82 higher
Atomic Radius 194 lower 275 lower
Ionization Energy 7.902 higher 4.341 higher
Electron Affinity 0.163 lower 0.501 lower
Oxidation States +3, +2 different +1 different
Melting Point 1811 K (1537.85 °C) higher 336.53 K (63.38 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3134 K (2860.85 °C) higher 1032 K (758.85 °C) higher
Density 7.874 higher 0.89 higher
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d6 different [Ar]4s1 different
Year Discovered Ancient different 1807 different

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