Compare Elements

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

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Property Be Beryllium Ra Radium
Atomic Number 4 lower 88 lower
Symbol Be different Ra different
Name Beryllium different Radium different
Atomic Mass 9.0122 lower 226.0254 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals same value Alkaline Earth Metals same value
Period 2 lower 7 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 0.9 higher
Atomic Radius 153 lower 283 lower
Ionization Energy 9.323 higher 5.279 higher
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +2 same value +2 same value
Melting Point 1560 K (1286.85 °C) higher 973 K (699.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 2744 K (2470.85 °C) higher 1413 K (1139.85 °C) higher
Density 1.85 lower 5 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s2 different [Rn]7s2 different
Year Discovered 1798 different 1898 different

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