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

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Property Zr Zirconium Hf Hafnium
Atomic Number 40 lower 72 lower
Symbol Zr different Hf different
Name Zirconium different Hafnium different
Atomic Mass 91.22 lower 178.49 lower
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 5 lower 6 lower
Group 4 same value 4 same value
Block d-Block same value d-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.33 higher 1.3 higher
Atomic Radius 186 lower 212 lower
Ionization Energy 6.634 lower 6.825 lower
Electron Affinity 0.426 no data — no data
Oxidation States +4 same value +4 same value
Melting Point 2128 K (1854.85 °C) lower 2506 K (2232.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 4682 K (4408.85 °C) lower 4876 K (4602.85 °C) lower
Density 6.52 lower 13.3 lower
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s2 4d2 different [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d2 different
Year Discovered 1789 different 1923 different

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