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

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Property Be Beryllium Ca Calcium
Atomic Number 4 lower 20 lower
Symbol Be different Ca different
Name Beryllium different Calcium different
Atomic Mass 9.0122 lower 40.08 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals same value Alkaline Earth Metals same value
Period 2 lower 4 lower
Group 2 same value 2 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.57 higher 1 higher
Atomic Radius 153 lower 231 lower
Ionization Energy 9.323 higher 6.113 higher
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +2 same value +2 same value
Melting Point 1560 K (1286.85 °C) higher 1115 K (841.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 2744 K (2470.85 °C) higher 1757 K (1483.85 °C) higher
Density 1.85 higher 1.54 higher
Electron Configuration [He]2s2 different [Ar]4s2 different
Year Discovered 1798 different Ancient different

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