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

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Property Y Yttrium Sm Samarium
Atomic Number 39 lower 62 lower
Symbol Y different Sm different
Name Yttrium different Samarium different
Atomic Mass 88.9058 lower 150.4 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 1.17 higher
Atomic Radius 219 lower 229 lower
Ionization Energy 6.217 higher 5.644 higher
Electron Affinity 0.307 no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 different +3, +2 different
Melting Point 1795 K (1521.85 °C) higher 1347 K (1073.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3618 K (3344.85 °C) higher 2067 K (1793.85 °C) higher
Density 4.47 lower 7.52 lower
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s2 4d1 different [Xe]6s2 4f6 different
Year Discovered 1794 different 1879 different

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