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

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Property Os Osmium Ce Cerium
Atomic Number 76 higher 58 higher
Symbol Os different Ce different
Name Osmium different Cerium different
Atomic Mass 190.2 higher 140.116 higher
Category Transition Metals different Lanthanides different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 8 higher 3 higher
Block d-Block different f-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 2.2 higher 1.12 higher
Atomic Radius 216 lower 235 lower
Ionization Energy 8.7 higher 5.539 higher
Electron Affinity 1.1 higher 0.5 higher
Oxidation States +4, +3 same value +4, +3 same value
Melting Point 3306 K (3032.85 °C) higher 1071 K (797.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 5285 K (5011.85 °C) higher 3697 K (3423.85 °C) higher
Density 22.57 higher 6.77 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d6 different [Xe]6s2 4f1 5d1 different
Year Discovered 1803 same value 1803 same value

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