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

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Property Be Beryllium Ba Barium
Atomic Number 4 lower 56 lower
Symbol Be different Ba different
Name Beryllium different Barium different
Atomic Mass 9.0122 lower 137.33 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals same value Alkaline Earth Metals same value
Period 2 lower 6 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 0.89 higher
Atomic Radius 153 lower 268 lower
Ionization Energy 9.323 higher 5.212 higher
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +2 same value +2 same value
Melting Point 1560 K (1286.85 °C) higher 1000 K (726.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 2744 K (2470.85 °C) higher 2170 K (1896.85 °C) higher
Density 1.85 lower 3.62 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s2 different [Xe]6s2 different
Year Discovered 1798 different 1808 different

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