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

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Property Sm Samarium Y Yttrium
Atomic Number 62 higher 39 higher
Symbol Sm different Y different
Name Samarium different Yttrium different
Atomic Mass 150.4 higher 88.9058 higher
Category Lanthanides different Transition Metals different
Period 6 higher 5 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 1.22 lower
Atomic Radius 229 higher 219 higher
Ionization Energy 5.644 lower 6.217 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 0.307 no data
Oxidation States +3, +2 different +3 different
Melting Point 1347 K (1073.85 °C) lower 1795 K (1521.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 2067 K (1793.85 °C) lower 3618 K (3344.85 °C) lower
Density 7.52 higher 4.47 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f6 different [Kr]5s2 4d1 different
Year Discovered 1879 different 1794 different

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