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

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Property Li Lithium Rb Rubidium
Atomic Number 3 lower 37 lower
Symbol Li different Rb different
Name Lithium different Rubidium different
Atomic Mass 7 lower 85.468 lower
Category Alkali Metals same value Alkali Metals same value
Period 2 lower 5 lower
Group 1 same value 1 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.98 higher 0.82 higher
Atomic Radius 182 lower 303 lower
Ionization Energy 5.392 higher 4.177 higher
Electron Affinity 0.618 higher 0.468 higher
Oxidation States +1 same value +1 same value
Melting Point 453.65 K (180.5 °C) higher 312.46 K (39.31 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1615 K (1341.85 °C) higher 961 K (687.85 °C) higher
Density 0.534 lower 1.53 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s1 different [Kr]5s1 different
Year Discovered 1817 different 1861 different

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