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

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Property Ga Gallium Ca Calcium
Atomic Number 31 higher 20 higher
Symbol Ga different Ca different
Name Gallium different Calcium different
Atomic Mass 69.723 higher 40.08 higher
Category Post-transition Metals different Alkaline Earth Metals different
Period 4 same value 4 same value
Group 13 higher 2 higher
Block p-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.81 higher 1 higher
Atomic Radius 187 lower 231 lower
Ionization Energy 5.999 lower 6.113 lower
Electron Affinity 0.3 no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 different +2 different
Melting Point 302.91 K (29.76 °C) lower 1115 K (841.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 2477 K (2203.85 °C) higher 1757 K (1483.85 °C) higher
Density 5.91 higher 1.54 higher
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p1 different [Ar]4s2 different
Year Discovered 1875 different Ancient different

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