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

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Property Os Osmium Ba Barium
Atomic Number 76 higher 56 higher
Symbol Os different Ba different
Name Osmium different Barium different
Atomic Mass 190.2 higher 137.33 higher
Category Transition Metals different Alkaline Earth Metals different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 8 higher 2 higher
Block d-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 2.2 higher 0.89 higher
Atomic Radius 216 lower 268 lower
Ionization Energy 8.7 higher 5.212 higher
Electron Affinity 1.1 no data — no data
Oxidation States +4, +3 different +2 different
Melting Point 3306 K (3032.85 °C) higher 1000 K (726.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 5285 K (5011.85 °C) higher 2170 K (1896.85 °C) higher
Density 22.57 higher 3.62 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d6 different [Xe]6s2 different
Year Discovered 1803 different 1808 different

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