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

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Property Rb Rubidium Sr Strontium
Atomic Number 37 lower 38 lower
Symbol Rb different Sr different
Name Rubidium different Strontium different
Atomic Mass 85.468 lower 87.62 lower
Category Alkali Metals different Alkaline Earth Metals different
Period 5 same value 5 same value
Group 1 lower 2 lower
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.82 lower 0.95 lower
Atomic Radius 303 higher 249 higher
Ionization Energy 4.177 lower 5.695 lower
Electron Affinity 0.468 no data — no data
Oxidation States +1 different +2 different
Melting Point 312.46 K (39.31 °C) lower 1050 K (776.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 961 K (687.85 °C) lower 1655 K (1381.85 °C) lower
Density 1.53 lower 2.64 lower
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s1 different [Kr]5s2 different
Year Discovered 1861 different 1790 different

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