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

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Property Ba Barium Os Osmium
Atomic Number 56 lower 76 lower
Symbol Ba different Os different
Name Barium different Osmium different
Atomic Mass 137.33 lower 190.2 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals different Transition Metals different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 2 lower 8 lower
Block s-Block different d-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.89 lower 2.2 lower
Atomic Radius 268 higher 216 higher
Ionization Energy 5.212 lower 8.7 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 1.1 no data
Oxidation States +2 different +4, +3 different
Melting Point 1000 K (726.85 °C) lower 3306 K (3032.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 2170 K (1896.85 °C) lower 5285 K (5011.85 °C) lower
Density 3.62 lower 22.57 lower
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 different [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d6 different
Year Discovered 1808 different 1803 different

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