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

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Property Ce Cerium Ac Actinium
Atomic Number 58 lower 89 lower
Symbol Ce different Ac different
Name Cerium different Actinium different
Atomic Mass 140.116 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 1.12 higher 1.1 higher
Atomic Radius 235 lower 260 lower
Ionization Energy 5.539 higher 5.17 higher
Electron Affinity 0.5 no data — no data
Oxidation States +4, +3 different +3 different
Melting Point 1071 K (797.85 °C) lower 1324 K (1050.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3697 K (3423.85 °C) higher 3471 K (3197.85 °C) higher
Density 6.77 lower 10.07 lower
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f1 5d1 different [Rn]7s2 6d1 different
Year Discovered 1803 different 1899 different

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