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

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Property Zr Zirconium Ru Ruthenium
Atomic Number 40 lower 44 lower
Symbol Zr different Ru different
Name Zirconium different Ruthenium different
Atomic Mass 91.22 lower 101.1 lower
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 5 same value 5 same value
Group 4 lower 8 lower
Block d-Block same value d-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.33 lower 2.2 lower
Atomic Radius 186 lower 207 lower
Ionization Energy 6.634 lower 7.361 lower
Electron Affinity 0.426 lower 1.05 lower
Oxidation States +4 different +3 different
Melting Point 2128 K (1854.85 °C) lower 2607 K (2333.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 4682 K (4408.85 °C) higher 4423 K (4149.85 °C) higher
Density 6.52 lower 12.1 lower
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s2 4d2 different [Kr]5s1 4d7 different
Year Discovered 1789 different 1827 different

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