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

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Property Ba Barium La Lanthanum
Atomic Number 56 lower 57 lower
Symbol Ba different La different
Name Barium different Lanthanum different
Atomic Mass 137.33 lower 138.9055 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals different Lanthanides different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 2 lower 3 lower
Block s-Block different f-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.89 lower 1.1 lower
Atomic Radius 268 higher 240 higher
Ionization Energy 5.212 lower 5.577 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 0.5 no data
Oxidation States +2 different +3 different
Melting Point 1000 K (726.85 °C) lower 1191 K (917.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 2170 K (1896.85 °C) lower 3737 K (3463.85 °C) lower
Density 3.62 lower 6.15 lower
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 different [Xe]6s2 5d1 different
Year Discovered 1808 different 1839 different

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