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

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Property Y Yttrium Ac Actinium
Atomic Number 39 lower 89 lower
Symbol Y different Ac different
Name Yttrium different Actinium different
Atomic Mass 88.9058 lower 227.0277 lower
Category Transition Metals different Actinides different
Period 5 lower 7 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 1.1 higher
Atomic Radius 219 lower 260 lower
Ionization Energy 6.217 higher 5.17 higher
Electron Affinity 0.307 no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 same value +3 same value
Melting Point 1795 K (1521.85 °C) higher 1324 K (1050.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3618 K (3344.85 °C) higher 3471 K (3197.85 °C) higher
Density 4.47 lower 10.07 lower
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s2 4d1 different [Rn]7s2 6d1 different
Year Discovered 1794 different 1899 different

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