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

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

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