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

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Property Rb Rubidium Ru Ruthenium
Atomic Number 37 lower 44 lower
Symbol Rb different Ru different
Name Rubidium different Ruthenium different
Atomic Mass 85.468 lower 101.1 lower
Category Alkali Metals different Transition Metals different
Period 5 same value 5 same value
Group 1 lower 8 lower
Block s-Block different d-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.82 lower 2.2 lower
Atomic Radius 303 higher 207 higher
Ionization Energy 4.177 lower 7.361 lower
Electron Affinity 0.468 lower 1.05 lower
Oxidation States +1 different +3 different
Melting Point 312.46 K (39.31 °C) lower 2607 K (2333.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 961 K (687.85 °C) lower 4423 K (4149.85 °C) lower
Density 1.53 lower 12.1 lower
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s1 different [Kr]5s1 4d7 different
Year Discovered 1861 different 1827 different

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