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

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Property Be Beryllium B Boron
Atomic Number 4 lower 5 lower
Symbol Be different B different
Name Beryllium different Boron different
Atomic Mass 9.0122 lower 10.81 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals different Metalloids different
Period 2 same value 2 same value
Group 2 lower 13 lower
Block s-Block different p-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.57 lower 2.04 lower
Atomic Radius 153 lower 192 lower
Ionization Energy 9.323 higher 8.298 higher
Electron Affinity — no data 0.277 no data
Oxidation States +2 different +3 different
Melting Point 1560 K (1286.85 °C) lower 2348 K (2074.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 2744 K (2470.85 °C) lower 4273 K (3999.85 °C) lower
Density 1.85 lower 2.37 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s2 different [He]2s2 2p1 different
Year Discovered 1798 different 1808 different

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