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

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Property Y Yttrium Ru Ruthenium
Atomic Number 39 lower 44 lower
Symbol Y different Ru different
Name Yttrium different Ruthenium different
Atomic Mass 88.9058 lower 101.1 lower
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 5 same value 5 same value
Group 3 lower 8 lower
Block d-Block same value d-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.22 lower 2.2 lower
Atomic Radius 219 higher 207 higher
Ionization Energy 6.217 lower 7.361 lower
Electron Affinity 0.307 lower 1.05 lower
Oxidation States +3 same value +3 same value
Melting Point 1795 K (1521.85 °C) lower 2607 K (2333.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3618 K (3344.85 °C) lower 4423 K (4149.85 °C) lower
Density 4.47 lower 12.1 lower
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s2 4d1 different [Kr]5s1 4d7 different
Year Discovered 1794 different 1827 different

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