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

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Property La Lanthanum Ac Actinium
Atomic Number 57 lower 89 lower
Symbol La different Ac different
Name Lanthanum different Actinium different
Atomic Mass 138.9055 lower 227.0277 lower
Category Lanthanides different Actinides different
Period 6 lower 7 lower
Group 3 same value 3 same value
Block f-Block same value f-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.1 same value 1.1 same value
Atomic Radius 240 lower 260 lower
Ionization Energy 5.577 higher 5.17 higher
Electron Affinity 0.5 no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 same value +3 same value
Melting Point 1191 K (917.85 °C) lower 1324 K (1050.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3737 K (3463.85 °C) higher 3471 K (3197.85 °C) higher
Density 6.15 lower 10.07 lower
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 5d1 different [Rn]7s2 6d1 different
Year Discovered 1839 different 1899 different

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