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

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Element comparison
Property Ta Tantalum Cs Cesium
Atomic Number 73 higher 55 higher
Symbol Ta different Cs different
Name Tantalum different Cesium different
Atomic Mass 180.9479 higher 132.9055 higher
Category Transition Metals different Alkali Metals different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 5 higher 1 higher
Block d-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.5 higher 0.79 higher
Atomic Radius 217 lower 343 lower
Ionization Energy 7.89 higher 3.894 higher
Electron Affinity 0.322 lower 0.472 lower
Oxidation States +5 different +1 different
Melting Point 3290 K (3016.85 °C) higher 301.59 K (28.44 °C) higher
Boiling Point 5731 K (5457.85 °C) higher 944 K (670.85 °C) higher
Density 16.4 higher 1.93 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d3 different [Xe]6s1 different
Year Discovered 1802 different 1860 different

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