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

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Property Li Lithium H Hydrogen
Atomic Number 3 higher 1 higher
Symbol Li different H different
Name Lithium different Hydrogen different
Atomic Mass 7 higher 1.008 higher
Category Alkali Metals different Reactive Nonmetals different
Period 2 higher 1 higher
Group 1 same value 1 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid different Gas different
Electronegativity 0.98 lower 2.2 lower
Atomic Radius 182 higher 120 higher
Ionization Energy 5.392 lower 13.598 lower
Electron Affinity 0.618 lower 0.754 lower
Oxidation States +1 different +1, -1 different
Melting Point 453.65 K (180.5 °C) higher 13.81 K (-259.34 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1615 K (1341.85 °C) higher 20.28 K (-252.87 °C) higher
Density 0.534 higher 0.0001 higher
Electron Configuration [He]2s1 different 1s1 different
Year Discovered 1817 different 1766 different

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