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Property B Boron Tl Thallium
Atomic Number 5 lower 81 lower
Symbol B different Tl different
Name Boron different Thallium different
Atomic Mass 10.81 lower 204.383 lower
Category Metalloids different Post-transition Metals different
Period 2 lower 6 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 1.62 higher
Atomic Radius 192 lower 196 lower
Ionization Energy 8.298 higher 6.108 higher
Electron Affinity 0.277 higher 0.2 higher
Oxidation States +3 different +3, +1 different
Melting Point 2348 K (2074.85 °C) higher 577 K (303.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 4273 K (3999.85 °C) higher 1746 K (1472.85 °C) higher
Density 2.37 lower 11.8 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s2 2p1 different [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p1 different
Year Discovered 1808 different 1861 different

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