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

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Property O Oxygen S Sulfur
Atomic Number 8 lower 16 lower
Symbol O different S different
Name Oxygen different Sulfur different
Atomic Mass 15.999 lower 32.07 lower
Category Reactive Nonmetals same value Reactive Nonmetals same value
Period 2 lower 3 lower
Group 16 same value 16 same value
Block p-Block same value p-Block same value
Standard State Gas different Solid different
Electronegativity 3.44 higher 2.58 higher
Atomic Radius 152 lower 180 lower
Ionization Energy 13.618 higher 10.36 higher
Electron Affinity 1.461 lower 2.077 lower
Oxidation States -2 different +6, +4, -2 different
Melting Point 54.36 K (-218.79 °C) lower 388.36 K (115.21 °C) lower
Boiling Point 90.2 K (-182.95 °C) lower 717.75 K (444.6 °C) lower
Density 0.0014 lower 2.067 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s2 2p4 different [Ne]3s2 3p4 different
Year Discovered 1774 different Ancient different

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