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

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Property Ba Barium Ra Radium
Atomic Number 56 lower 88 lower
Symbol Ba different Ra different
Name Barium different Radium different
Atomic Mass 137.33 lower 226.0254 lower
Category Alkaline Earth Metals same value Alkaline Earth Metals same value
Period 6 lower 7 lower
Group 2 same value 2 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.89 lower 0.9 lower
Atomic Radius 268 lower 283 lower
Ionization Energy 5.212 lower 5.279 lower
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +2 same value +2 same value
Melting Point 1000 K (726.85 °C) higher 973 K (699.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 2170 K (1896.85 °C) higher 1413 K (1139.85 °C) higher
Density 3.62 lower 5 lower
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 different [Rn]7s2 different
Year Discovered 1808 different 1898 different

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