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

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Property Fe Iron Ru Ruthenium
Atomic Number 26 lower 44 lower
Symbol Fe different Ru different
Name Iron different Ruthenium different
Atomic Mass 55.84 lower 101.1 lower
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 4 lower 5 lower
Group 8 same value 8 same value
Block d-Block same value d-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.83 lower 2.2 lower
Atomic Radius 194 lower 207 lower
Ionization Energy 7.902 higher 7.361 higher
Electron Affinity 0.163 lower 1.05 lower
Oxidation States +3, +2 different +3 different
Melting Point 1811 K (1537.85 °C) lower 2607 K (2333.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3134 K (2860.85 °C) lower 4423 K (4149.85 °C) lower
Density 7.874 lower 12.1 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d6 different [Kr]5s1 4d7 different
Year Discovered Ancient different 1827 different

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