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

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Property Rb Rubidium Li Lithium
Atomic Number 37 higher 3 higher
Symbol Rb different Li different
Name Rubidium different Lithium different
Atomic Mass 85.468 higher 7 higher
Category Alkali Metals same value Alkali Metals same value
Period 5 higher 2 higher
Group 1 same value 1 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.82 lower 0.98 lower
Atomic Radius 303 higher 182 higher
Ionization Energy 4.177 lower 5.392 lower
Electron Affinity 0.468 lower 0.618 lower
Oxidation States +1 same value +1 same value
Melting Point 312.46 K (39.31 °C) lower 453.65 K (180.5 °C) lower
Boiling Point 961 K (687.85 °C) lower 1615 K (1341.85 °C) lower
Density 1.53 higher 0.534 higher
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s1 different [He]2s1 different
Year Discovered 1861 different 1817 different

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