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

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Element comparison
Property Rb Rubidium Xe Xenon
Atomic Number 37 lower 54 lower
Symbol Rb different Xe different
Name Rubidium different Xenon different
Atomic Mass 85.468 lower 131.29 lower
Category Alkali Metals different Noble Gases different
Period 5 same value 5 same value
Group 1 lower 18 lower
Block s-Block different p-Block different
Standard State Solid different Gas different
Electronegativity 0.82 lower 2.6 lower
Atomic Radius 303 higher 216 higher
Ionization Energy 4.177 lower 12.13 lower
Electron Affinity 0.468 no data — no data
Oxidation States +1 different 0 different
Melting Point 312.46 K (39.31 °C) higher 161.36 K (-111.79 °C) higher
Boiling Point 961 K (687.85 °C) higher 165.03 K (-108.12 °C) higher
Density 1.53 higher 0.0059 higher
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s1 different [Kr]5s2 4d10 5p6 different
Year Discovered 1861 different 1898 different

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