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

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Property Os Osmium Ru Ruthenium
Atomic Number 76 higher 44 higher
Symbol Os different Ru different
Name Osmium different Ruthenium different
Atomic Mass 190.2 higher 101.1 higher
Category Transition Metals same value Transition Metals same value
Period 6 higher 5 higher
Group 8 same value 8 same value
Block d-Block same value d-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 2.2 same value 2.2 same value
Atomic Radius 216 higher 207 higher
Ionization Energy 8.7 higher 7.361 higher
Electron Affinity 1.1 higher 1.05 higher
Oxidation States +4, +3 different +3 different
Melting Point 3306 K (3032.85 °C) higher 2607 K (2333.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 5285 K (5011.85 °C) higher 4423 K (4149.85 °C) higher
Density 22.57 higher 12.1 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d6 different [Kr]5s1 4d7 different
Year Discovered 1803 different 1827 different

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