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

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Element comparison
Property Cs Cesium Fr Francium
Atomic Number 55 lower 87 lower
Symbol Cs different Fr different
Name Cesium different Francium different
Atomic Mass 132.9055 lower 223.0197 lower
Category Alkali Metals same value Alkali Metals same value
Period 6 lower 7 lower
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 higher 0.7 higher
Atomic Radius 343 lower 348 lower
Ionization Energy 3.894 lower 3.9 lower
Electron Affinity 0.472 higher 0.47 higher
Oxidation States +1 same value +1 same value
Melting Point 301.59 K (28.44 °C) higher 300 K (26.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 944 K (670.85 °C) no data — no data
Density 1.93 no data — no data
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s1 different [Rn]7s1 different
Year Discovered 1860 different 1939 different

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