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

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

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