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

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Property O Oxygen Li Lithium
Atomic Number 8 higher 3 higher
Symbol O different Li different
Name Oxygen different Lithium different
Atomic Mass 15.999 higher 7 higher
Category Reactive Nonmetals different Alkali Metals different
Period 2 same value 2 same value
Group 16 higher 1 higher
Block p-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Gas different Solid different
Electronegativity 3.44 higher 0.98 higher
Atomic Radius 152 lower 182 lower
Ionization Energy 13.618 higher 5.392 higher
Electron Affinity 1.461 higher 0.618 higher
Oxidation States -2 different +1 different
Melting Point 54.36 K (-218.79 °C) lower 453.65 K (180.5 °C) lower
Boiling Point 90.2 K (-182.95 °C) lower 1615 K (1341.85 °C) lower
Density 0.0014 lower 0.534 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s2 2p4 different [He]2s1 different
Year Discovered 1774 different 1817 different

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