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

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Property Cs Cesium Ta Tantalum
Atomic Number 55 lower 73 lower
Symbol Cs different Ta different
Name Cesium different Tantalum different
Atomic Mass 132.9055 lower 180.9479 lower
Category Alkali Metals different Transition Metals different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 1 lower 5 lower
Block s-Block different d-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.79 lower 1.5 lower
Atomic Radius 343 higher 217 higher
Ionization Energy 3.894 lower 7.89 lower
Electron Affinity 0.472 higher 0.322 higher
Oxidation States +1 different +5 different
Melting Point 301.59 K (28.44 °C) lower 3290 K (3016.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 944 K (670.85 °C) lower 5731 K (5457.85 °C) lower
Density 1.93 lower 16.4 lower
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s1 different [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d3 different
Year Discovered 1860 different 1802 different

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