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

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Property Te Tellurium S Sulfur
Atomic Number 52 higher 16 higher
Symbol Te different S different
Name Tellurium different Sulfur different
Atomic Mass 127.6 higher 32.07 higher
Category Metalloids different Reactive Nonmetals different
Period 5 higher 3 higher
Group 16 same value 16 same value
Block p-Block same value p-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 2.1 lower 2.58 lower
Atomic Radius 206 higher 180 higher
Ionization Energy 9.01 lower 10.36 lower
Electron Affinity 1.971 lower 2.077 lower
Oxidation States +6, +4, -2 same value +6, +4, -2 same value
Melting Point 722.66 K (449.51 °C) higher 388.36 K (115.21 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1261 K (987.85 °C) higher 717.75 K (444.6 °C) higher
Density 6.232 higher 2.067 higher
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s2 4d10 5p4 different [Ne]3s2 3p4 different
Year Discovered 1782 different Ancient different

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