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

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Property Ru Ruthenium Os Osmium
Atomic Number 44 lower 76 lower
Symbol Ru different Os different
Name Ruthenium different Osmium different
Atomic Mass 101.1 lower 190.2 lower
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 5 lower 6 lower
Group 8 same value 8 same value
Block d-Block same value d-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 2.2 same value 2.2 same value
Atomic Radius 207 lower 216 lower
Ionization Energy 7.361 lower 8.7 lower
Electron Affinity 1.05 lower 1.1 lower
Oxidation States +3 different +4, +3 different
Melting Point 2607 K (2333.85 °C) lower 3306 K (3032.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 4423 K (4149.85 °C) lower 5285 K (5011.85 °C) lower
Density 12.1 lower 22.57 lower
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s1 4d7 different [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d6 different
Year Discovered 1827 different 1803 different

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