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

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Property Sm Samarium Sc Scandium
Atomic Number 62 higher 21 higher
Symbol Sm different Sc different
Name Samarium different Scandium different
Atomic Mass 150.4 higher 44.9559 higher
Category Lanthanides different Transition Metals different
Period 6 higher 4 higher
Group 3 same value 3 same value
Block f-Block different d-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.17 lower 1.36 lower
Atomic Radius 229 higher 211 higher
Ionization Energy 5.644 lower 6.561 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 0.188 no data
Oxidation States +3, +2 different +3 different
Melting Point 1347 K (1073.85 °C) lower 1814 K (1540.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 2067 K (1793.85 °C) lower 3109 K (2835.85 °C) lower
Density 7.52 higher 2.99 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f6 different [Ar]4s2 3d1 different
Year Discovered 1879 same value 1879 same value

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