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

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Property Ba Barium Po Polonium
Atomic Number 56 lower 84 lower
Symbol Ba different Po different
Name Barium different Polonium different
Atomic Mass 137.33 lower 208.9824 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals different Metalloids different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 2 lower 16 lower
Block s-Block different p-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.89 lower 2 lower
Atomic Radius 268 higher 197 higher
Ionization Energy 5.212 lower 8.417 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 1.9 no data
Oxidation States +2 different +4, +2 different
Melting Point 1000 K (726.85 °C) higher 527 K (253.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 2170 K (1896.85 °C) higher 1235 K (961.85 °C) higher
Density 3.62 lower 9.32 lower
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 different [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p4 different
Year Discovered 1808 different 1898 different

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