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

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Property O Oxygen Fe Iron
Atomic Number 8 lower 26 lower
Symbol O different Fe different
Name Oxygen different Iron different
Atomic Mass 15.999 lower 55.84 lower
Category Reactive Nonmetals different Transition Metals different
Period 2 lower 4 lower
Group 16 higher 8 higher
Block p-Block different d-Block different
Standard State Gas different Solid different
Electronegativity 3.44 higher 1.83 higher
Atomic Radius 152 lower 194 lower
Ionization Energy 13.618 higher 7.902 higher
Electron Affinity 1.461 higher 0.163 higher
Oxidation States -2 different +3, +2 different
Melting Point 54.36 K (-218.79 °C) lower 1811 K (1537.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 90.2 K (-182.95 °C) lower 3134 K (2860.85 °C) lower
Density 0.0014 lower 7.874 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s2 2p4 different [Ar]4s2 3d6 different
Year Discovered 1774 different Ancient different

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