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

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Property Sm Samarium Pr Praseodymium
Atomic Number 62 higher 59 higher
Symbol Sm different Pr different
Name Samarium different Praseodymium different
Atomic Mass 150.4 higher 140.9077 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 1.17 higher 1.13 higher
Atomic Radius 229 lower 239 lower
Ionization Energy 5.644 higher 5.464 higher
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +3, +2 different +3 different
Melting Point 1347 K (1073.85 °C) higher 1204 K (930.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 2067 K (1793.85 °C) lower 3793 K (3519.85 °C) lower
Density 7.52 higher 6.77 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f6 different [Xe]6s2 4f3 different
Year Discovered 1879 different 1885 different

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