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

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Property Y Yttrium Th Thorium
Atomic Number 39 lower 90 lower
Symbol Y different Th different
Name Yttrium different Thorium different
Atomic Mass 88.9058 lower 232.038 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 lower 1.3 lower
Atomic Radius 219 lower 237 lower
Ionization Energy 6.217 higher 6.08 higher
Electron Affinity 0.307 no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 different +4 different
Melting Point 1795 K (1521.85 °C) lower 2023 K (1749.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3618 K (3344.85 °C) lower 5061 K (4787.85 °C) lower
Density 4.47 lower 11.72 lower
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s2 4d1 different [Rn]7s2 6d2 different
Year Discovered 1794 different 1828 different

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