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

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Property Li Lithium Fr Francium
Atomic Number 3 lower 87 lower
Symbol Li different Fr different
Name Lithium different Francium different
Atomic Mass 7 lower 223.0197 lower
Category Alkali Metals same value Alkali Metals same value
Period 2 lower 7 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 0.7 higher
Atomic Radius 182 lower 348 lower
Ionization Energy 5.392 higher 3.9 higher
Electron Affinity 0.618 higher 0.47 higher
Oxidation States +1 same value +1 same value
Melting Point 453.65 K (180.5 °C) higher 300 K (26.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1615 K (1341.85 °C) no data — no data
Density 0.534 no data — no data
Electron Configuration [He]2s1 different [Rn]7s1 different
Year Discovered 1817 different 1939 different

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