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

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Property Rb Rubidium Cs Cesium
Atomic Number 37 lower 55 lower
Symbol Rb different Cs different
Name Rubidium different Cesium different
Atomic Mass 85.468 lower 132.9055 lower
Category Alkali Metals same value Alkali Metals same value
Period 5 lower 6 lower
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 higher 0.79 higher
Atomic Radius 303 lower 343 lower
Ionization Energy 4.177 higher 3.894 higher
Electron Affinity 0.468 lower 0.472 lower
Oxidation States +1 same value +1 same value
Melting Point 312.46 K (39.31 °C) higher 301.59 K (28.44 °C) higher
Boiling Point 961 K (687.85 °C) higher 944 K (670.85 °C) higher
Density 1.53 lower 1.93 lower
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s1 different [Xe]6s1 different
Year Discovered 1861 different 1860 different

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