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

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Property La Lanthanum Ba Barium
Atomic Number 57 higher 56 higher
Symbol La different Ba different
Name Lanthanum different Barium different
Atomic Mass 138.9055 higher 137.33 higher
Category Lanthanides different Alkaline Earth Metals different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 3 higher 2 higher
Block f-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.1 higher 0.89 higher
Atomic Radius 240 lower 268 lower
Ionization Energy 5.577 higher 5.212 higher
Electron Affinity 0.5 no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 different +2 different
Melting Point 1191 K (917.85 °C) higher 1000 K (726.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3737 K (3463.85 °C) higher 2170 K (1896.85 °C) higher
Density 6.15 higher 3.62 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 5d1 different [Xe]6s2 different
Year Discovered 1839 different 1808 different

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