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

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Property Ba Barium Mg Magnesium
Atomic Number 56 higher 12 higher
Symbol Ba different Mg different
Name Barium different Magnesium different
Atomic Mass 137.33 higher 24.305 higher
Category Alkaline Earth Metals same value Alkaline Earth Metals same value
Period 6 higher 3 higher
Group 2 same value 2 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.89 lower 1.31 lower
Atomic Radius 268 higher 173 higher
Ionization Energy 5.212 lower 7.646 lower
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +2 same value +2 same value
Melting Point 1000 K (726.85 °C) higher 923 K (649.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 2170 K (1896.85 °C) higher 1363 K (1089.85 °C) higher
Density 3.62 higher 1.74 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 different [Ne]3s2 different
Year Discovered 1808 same value 1808 same value

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