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

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Property Ce Cerium Y Yttrium
Atomic Number 58 higher 39 higher
Symbol Ce different Y different
Name Cerium different Yttrium different
Atomic Mass 140.116 higher 88.9058 higher
Category Lanthanides different Transition Metals different
Period 6 higher 5 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 1.22 lower
Atomic Radius 235 higher 219 higher
Ionization Energy 5.539 lower 6.217 lower
Electron Affinity 0.5 higher 0.307 higher
Oxidation States +4, +3 different +3 different
Melting Point 1071 K (797.85 °C) lower 1795 K (1521.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3697 K (3423.85 °C) higher 3618 K (3344.85 °C) higher
Density 6.77 higher 4.47 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f1 5d1 different [Kr]5s2 4d1 different
Year Discovered 1803 different 1794 different

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