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

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Property Ta Tantalum Ce Cerium
Atomic Number 73 higher 58 higher
Symbol Ta different Ce different
Name Tantalum different Cerium different
Atomic Mass 180.9479 higher 140.116 higher
Category Transition Metals different Lanthanides different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 5 higher 3 higher
Block d-Block different f-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.5 higher 1.12 higher
Atomic Radius 217 lower 235 lower
Ionization Energy 7.89 higher 5.539 higher
Electron Affinity 0.322 lower 0.5 lower
Oxidation States +5 different +4, +3 different
Melting Point 3290 K (3016.85 °C) higher 1071 K (797.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 5731 K (5457.85 °C) higher 3697 K (3423.85 °C) higher
Density 16.4 higher 6.77 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d3 different [Xe]6s2 4f1 5d1 different
Year Discovered 1802 different 1803 different

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