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

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Property O Oxygen Se Selenium
Atomic Number 8 lower 34 lower
Symbol O different Se different
Name Oxygen different Selenium different
Atomic Mass 15.999 lower 78.97 lower
Category Reactive Nonmetals same value Reactive Nonmetals same value
Period 2 lower 4 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 2.55 higher
Atomic Radius 152 lower 190 lower
Ionization Energy 13.618 higher 9.752 higher
Electron Affinity 1.461 lower 2.021 lower
Oxidation States -2 different +6, +4, -2 different
Melting Point 54.36 K (-218.79 °C) lower 493.65 K (220.5 °C) lower
Boiling Point 90.2 K (-182.95 °C) lower 958 K (684.85 °C) lower
Density 0.0014 lower 4.809 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s2 2p4 different [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p4 different
Year Discovered 1774 different 1817 different

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