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

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Property Y Yttrium Sr Strontium
Atomic Number 39 higher 38 higher
Symbol Y different Sr different
Name Yttrium different Strontium different
Atomic Mass 88.9058 higher 87.62 higher
Category Transition Metals different Alkaline Earth Metals different
Period 5 same value 5 same value
Group 3 higher 2 higher
Block d-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.22 higher 0.95 higher
Atomic Radius 219 lower 249 lower
Ionization Energy 6.217 higher 5.695 higher
Electron Affinity 0.307 no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 different +2 different
Melting Point 1795 K (1521.85 °C) higher 1050 K (776.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3618 K (3344.85 °C) higher 1655 K (1381.85 °C) higher
Density 4.47 higher 2.64 higher
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s2 4d1 different [Kr]5s2 different
Year Discovered 1794 different 1790 different

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