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

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Property Ce Cerium Sc Scandium
Atomic Number 58 higher 21 higher
Symbol Ce different Sc different
Name Cerium different Scandium different
Atomic Mass 140.116 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 1.12 lower 1.36 lower
Atomic Radius 235 higher 211 higher
Ionization Energy 5.539 lower 6.561 lower
Electron Affinity 0.5 higher 0.188 higher
Oxidation States +4, +3 different +3 different
Melting Point 1071 K (797.85 °C) lower 1814 K (1540.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3697 K (3423.85 °C) higher 3109 K (2835.85 °C) higher
Density 6.77 higher 2.99 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f1 5d1 different [Ar]4s2 3d1 different
Year Discovered 1803 different 1879 different

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