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

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Property Te Tellurium Se Selenium
Atomic Number 52 higher 34 higher
Symbol Te different Se different
Name Tellurium different Selenium different
Atomic Mass 127.6 higher 78.97 higher
Category Metalloids different Reactive Nonmetals different
Period 5 higher 4 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 2.55 lower
Atomic Radius 206 higher 190 higher
Ionization Energy 9.01 lower 9.752 lower
Electron Affinity 1.971 lower 2.021 lower
Oxidation States +6, +4, -2 same value +6, +4, -2 same value
Melting Point 722.66 K (449.51 °C) higher 493.65 K (220.5 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1261 K (987.85 °C) higher 958 K (684.85 °C) higher
Density 6.232 higher 4.809 higher
Electron Configuration [Kr]5s2 4d10 5p4 different [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p4 different
Year Discovered 1782 different 1817 different

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