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

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Property Ba Barium Tl Thallium
Atomic Number 56 lower 81 lower
Symbol Ba different Tl different
Name Barium different Thallium different
Atomic Mass 137.33 lower 204.383 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals different Post-transition Metals different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 2 lower 13 lower
Block s-Block different p-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.89 lower 1.62 lower
Atomic Radius 268 higher 196 higher
Ionization Energy 5.212 lower 6.108 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 0.2 no data
Oxidation States +2 different +3, +1 different
Melting Point 1000 K (726.85 °C) higher 577 K (303.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 2170 K (1896.85 °C) higher 1746 K (1472.85 °C) higher
Density 3.62 lower 11.8 lower
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 different [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p1 different
Year Discovered 1808 different 1861 different

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