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

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Property Cs Cesium K Potassium
Atomic Number 55 higher 19 higher
Symbol Cs different K different
Name Cesium different Potassium different
Atomic Mass 132.9055 higher 39.0983 higher
Category Alkali Metals same value Alkali Metals same value
Period 6 higher 4 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 0.82 lower
Atomic Radius 343 higher 275 higher
Ionization Energy 3.894 lower 4.341 lower
Electron Affinity 0.472 lower 0.501 lower
Oxidation States +1 same value +1 same value
Melting Point 301.59 K (28.44 °C) lower 336.53 K (63.38 °C) lower
Boiling Point 944 K (670.85 °C) lower 1032 K (758.85 °C) lower
Density 1.93 higher 0.89 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s1 different [Ar]4s1 different
Year Discovered 1860 different 1807 different

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