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

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Property Cs Cesium Na Sodium
Atomic Number 55 higher 11 higher
Symbol Cs different Na different
Name Cesium different Sodium different
Atomic Mass 132.9055 higher 22.9898 higher
Category Alkali Metals same value Alkali Metals same value
Period 6 higher 3 higher
Group 1 same value 1 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.79 lower 0.93 lower
Atomic Radius 343 higher 227 higher
Ionization Energy 3.894 lower 5.139 lower
Electron Affinity 0.472 lower 0.548 lower
Oxidation States +1 same value +1 same value
Melting Point 301.59 K (28.44 °C) lower 370.95 K (97.8 °C) lower
Boiling Point 944 K (670.85 °C) lower 1156 K (882.85 °C) lower
Density 1.93 higher 0.97 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s1 different [Ne]3s1 different
Year Discovered 1860 different 1807 different

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