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

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Property Se Selenium O Oxygen
Atomic Number 34 higher 8 higher
Symbol Se different O different
Name Selenium different Oxygen different
Atomic Mass 78.97 higher 15.999 higher
Category Reactive Nonmetals same value Reactive Nonmetals same value
Period 4 higher 2 higher
Group 16 same value 16 same value
Block p-Block same value p-Block same value
Standard State Solid different Gas different
Electronegativity 2.55 lower 3.44 lower
Atomic Radius 190 higher 152 higher
Ionization Energy 9.752 lower 13.618 lower
Electron Affinity 2.021 higher 1.461 higher
Oxidation States +6, +4, -2 different -2 different
Melting Point 493.65 K (220.5 °C) higher 54.36 K (-218.79 °C) higher
Boiling Point 958 K (684.85 °C) higher 90.2 K (-182.95 °C) higher
Density 4.809 higher 0.0014 higher
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p4 different [He]2s2 2p4 different
Year Discovered 1817 different 1774 different

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