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

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Property Y Yttrium Ce Cerium
Atomic Number 39 lower 58 lower
Symbol Y different Ce different
Name Yttrium different Cerium different
Atomic Mass 88.9058 lower 140.116 lower
Category Transition Metals different Lanthanides different
Period 5 lower 6 lower
Group 3 same value 3 same value
Block d-Block different f-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.22 higher 1.12 higher
Atomic Radius 219 lower 235 lower
Ionization Energy 6.217 higher 5.539 higher
Electron Affinity 0.307 lower 0.5 lower
Oxidation States +3 different +4, +3 different
Melting Point 1795 K (1521.85 °C) higher 1071 K (797.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3618 K (3344.85 °C) lower 3697 K (3423.85 °C) lower
Density 4.47 lower 6.77 lower
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s2 4d1 different [Xe]6s2 4f1 5d1 different
Year Discovered 1794 different 1803 different

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