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

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

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