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

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Property Cs Cesium Ba Barium
Atomic Number 55 lower 56 lower
Symbol Cs different Ba different
Name Cesium different Barium different
Atomic Mass 132.9055 lower 137.33 lower
Category Alkali Metals different Alkaline Earth Metals different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 1 lower 2 lower
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.79 lower 0.89 lower
Atomic Radius 343 higher 268 higher
Ionization Energy 3.894 lower 5.212 lower
Electron Affinity 0.472 no data — no data
Oxidation States +1 different +2 different
Melting Point 301.59 K (28.44 °C) lower 1000 K (726.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 944 K (670.85 °C) lower 2170 K (1896.85 °C) lower
Density 1.93 lower 3.62 lower
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s1 different [Xe]6s2 different
Year Discovered 1860 different 1808 different

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