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

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Property Pm Promethium Ce Cerium
Atomic Number 61 higher 58 higher
Symbol Pm different Ce different
Name Promethium different Cerium different
Atomic Mass 144.9128 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 — no data 1.12 no data
Atomic Radius 236 higher 235 higher
Ionization Energy 5.55 higher 5.539 higher
Electron Affinity — no data 0.5 no data
Oxidation States +3 different +4, +3 different
Melting Point 1315 K (1041.85 °C) higher 1071 K (797.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3273 K (2999.85 °C) lower 3697 K (3423.85 °C) lower
Density 7.26 higher 6.77 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f5 different [Xe]6s2 4f1 5d1 different
Year Discovered 1945 different 1803 different

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