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

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Property Nd Neodymium Ac Actinium
Atomic Number 60 lower 89 lower
Symbol Nd different Ac different
Name Neodymium different Actinium different
Atomic Mass 144.24 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 1.14 higher 1.1 higher
Atomic Radius 229 lower 260 lower
Ionization Energy 5.525 higher 5.17 higher
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 same value +3 same value
Melting Point 1294 K (1020.85 °C) lower 1324 K (1050.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3347 K (3073.85 °C) lower 3471 K (3197.85 °C) lower
Density 7.01 lower 10.07 lower
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f4 different [Rn]7s2 6d1 different
Year Discovered 1885 different 1899 different

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