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

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Property Ba Barium Be Beryllium
Atomic Number 56 higher 4 higher
Symbol Ba different Be different
Name Barium different Beryllium different
Atomic Mass 137.33 higher 9.0122 higher
Category Alkaline Earth Metals same value Alkaline Earth Metals same value
Period 6 higher 2 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 1.57 lower
Atomic Radius 268 higher 153 higher
Ionization Energy 5.212 lower 9.323 lower
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +2 same value +2 same value
Melting Point 1000 K (726.85 °C) lower 1560 K (1286.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 2170 K (1896.85 °C) lower 2744 K (2470.85 °C) lower
Density 3.62 higher 1.85 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 different [He]2s2 different
Year Discovered 1808 different 1798 different

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