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

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Property La Lanthanum Sc Scandium
Atomic Number 57 higher 21 higher
Symbol La different Sc different
Name Lanthanum different Scandium different
Atomic Mass 138.9055 higher 44.9559 higher
Category Lanthanides different Transition Metals different
Period 6 higher 4 higher
Group 3 same value 3 same value
Block f-Block different d-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.1 lower 1.36 lower
Atomic Radius 240 higher 211 higher
Ionization Energy 5.577 lower 6.561 lower
Electron Affinity 0.5 higher 0.188 higher
Oxidation States +3 same value +3 same value
Melting Point 1191 K (917.85 °C) lower 1814 K (1540.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3737 K (3463.85 °C) higher 3109 K (2835.85 °C) higher
Density 6.15 higher 2.99 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 5d1 different [Ar]4s2 3d1 different
Year Discovered 1839 different 1879 different

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