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

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Property Se Selenium Te Tellurium
Atomic Number 34 lower 52 lower
Symbol Se different Te different
Name Selenium different Tellurium different
Atomic Mass 78.97 lower 127.6 lower
Category Reactive Nonmetals different Metalloids different
Period 4 lower 5 lower
Group 16 same value 16 same value
Block p-Block same value p-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 2.55 higher 2.1 higher
Atomic Radius 190 lower 206 lower
Ionization Energy 9.752 higher 9.01 higher
Electron Affinity 2.021 higher 1.971 higher
Oxidation States +6, +4, -2 same value +6, +4, -2 same value
Melting Point 493.65 K (220.5 °C) lower 722.66 K (449.51 °C) lower
Boiling Point 958 K (684.85 °C) lower 1261 K (987.85 °C) lower
Density 4.809 lower 6.232 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p4 different [Kr]5s2 4d10 5p4 different
Year Discovered 1817 different 1782 different

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