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Property Ga Gallium B Boron
Atomic Number 31 higher 5 higher
Symbol Ga different B different
Name Gallium different Boron different
Atomic Mass 69.723 higher 10.81 higher
Category Post-transition Metals different Metalloids different
Period 4 higher 2 higher
Group 13 same value 13 same value
Block p-Block same value p-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.81 lower 2.04 lower
Atomic Radius 187 lower 192 lower
Ionization Energy 5.999 lower 8.298 lower
Electron Affinity 0.3 higher 0.277 higher
Oxidation States +3 same value +3 same value
Melting Point 302.91 K (29.76 °C) lower 2348 K (2074.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 2477 K (2203.85 °C) lower 4273 K (3999.85 °C) lower
Density 5.91 higher 2.37 higher
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p1 different [He]2s2 2p1 different
Year Discovered 1875 different 1808 different

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