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

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Property Se Selenium Po Polonium
Atomic Number 34 lower 84 lower
Symbol Se different Po different
Name Selenium different Polonium different
Atomic Mass 78.97 lower 208.9824 lower
Category Reactive Nonmetals different Metalloids different
Period 4 lower 6 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 higher
Atomic Radius 190 lower 197 lower
Ionization Energy 9.752 higher 8.417 higher
Electron Affinity 2.021 higher 1.9 higher
Oxidation States +6, +4, -2 different +4, +2 different
Melting Point 493.65 K (220.5 °C) lower 527 K (253.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 958 K (684.85 °C) lower 1235 K (961.85 °C) lower
Density 4.809 lower 9.32 lower
Electron Configuration [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p4 different [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p4 different
Year Discovered 1817 different 1898 different

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