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Property B Boron Ga Gallium
Atomic Number 5 lower 31 lower
Symbol B different Ga different
Name Boron different Gallium different
Atomic Mass 10.81 lower 69.723 lower
Category Metalloids different Post-transition Metals different
Period 2 lower 4 lower
Group 13 same value 13 same value
Block p-Block same value p-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 2.04 higher 1.81 higher
Atomic Radius 192 higher 187 higher
Ionization Energy 8.298 higher 5.999 higher
Electron Affinity 0.277 lower 0.3 lower
Oxidation States +3 same value +3 same value
Melting Point 2348 K (2074.85 °C) higher 302.91 K (29.76 °C) higher
Boiling Point 4273 K (3999.85 °C) higher 2477 K (2203.85 °C) higher
Density 2.37 lower 5.91 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s2 2p1 different [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p1 different
Year Discovered 1808 different 1875 different

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