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

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Property Ru Ruthenium Sr Strontium
Atomic Number 44 higher 38 higher
Symbol Ru different Sr different
Name Ruthenium different Strontium different
Atomic Mass 101.1 higher 87.62 higher
Category Transition Metals different Alkaline Earth Metals different
Period 5 same value 5 same value
Group 8 higher 2 higher
Block d-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 2.2 higher 0.95 higher
Atomic Radius 207 lower 249 lower
Ionization Energy 7.361 higher 5.695 higher
Electron Affinity 1.05 no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 different +2 different
Melting Point 2607 K (2333.85 °C) higher 1050 K (776.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 4423 K (4149.85 °C) higher 1655 K (1381.85 °C) higher
Density 12.1 higher 2.64 higher
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s1 4d7 different [Kr]5s2 different
Year Discovered 1827 different 1790 different

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