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

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Element comparison
Property Hf Hafnium Zr Zirconium
Atomic Number 72 higher 40 higher
Symbol Hf different Zr different
Name Hafnium different Zirconium different
Atomic Mass 178.49 higher 91.22 higher
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 6 higher 5 higher
Group 4 same value 4 same value
Block d-Block same value d-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.3 lower 1.33 lower
Atomic Radius 212 higher 186 higher
Ionization Energy 6.825 higher 6.634 higher
Electron Affinity — no data 0.426 no data
Oxidation States +4 same value +4 same value
Melting Point 2506 K (2232.85 °C) higher 2128 K (1854.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 4876 K (4602.85 °C) higher 4682 K (4408.85 °C) higher
Density 13.3 higher 6.52 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d2 different [Kr]5s2 4d2 different
Year Discovered 1923 different 1789 different

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