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

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Property Ga Gallium K Potassium
Atomic Number 31 higher 19 higher
Symbol Ga different K different
Name Gallium different Potassium different
Atomic Mass 69.723 higher 39.0983 higher
Category Post-transition Metals different Alkali Metals different
Period 4 same value 4 same value
Group 13 higher 1 higher
Block p-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.81 higher 0.82 higher
Atomic Radius 187 lower 275 lower
Ionization Energy 5.999 higher 4.341 higher
Electron Affinity 0.3 lower 0.501 lower
Oxidation States +3 different +1 different
Melting Point 302.91 K (29.76 °C) lower 336.53 K (63.38 °C) lower
Boiling Point 2477 K (2203.85 °C) higher 1032 K (758.85 °C) higher
Density 5.91 higher 0.89 higher
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p1 different [Ar]4s1 different
Year Discovered 1875 different 1807 different

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