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

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Property Pr Praseodymium Ce Cerium
Atomic Number 59 higher 58 higher
Symbol Pr different Ce different
Name Praseodymium different Cerium different
Atomic Mass 140.9077 higher 140.116 higher
Category Lanthanides same value Lanthanides same value
Period 6 same value 6 same value
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 1.13 higher 1.12 higher
Atomic Radius 239 higher 235 higher
Ionization Energy 5.464 lower 5.539 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 0.5 no data
Oxidation States +3 different +4, +3 different
Melting Point 1204 K (930.85 °C) higher 1071 K (797.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3793 K (3519.85 °C) higher 3697 K (3423.85 °C) higher
Density 6.77 same value 6.77 same value
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f3 different [Xe]6s2 4f1 5d1 different
Year Discovered 1885 different 1803 different

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