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Property O Oxygen Te Tellurium
Atomic Number 8 lower 52 lower
Symbol O different Te different
Name Oxygen different Tellurium different
Atomic Mass 15.999 lower 127.6 lower
Category Reactive Nonmetals different Metalloids different
Period 2 lower 5 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 2.1 higher
Atomic Radius 152 lower 206 lower
Ionization Energy 13.618 higher 9.01 higher
Electron Affinity 1.461 lower 1.971 lower
Oxidation States -2 different +6, +4, -2 different
Melting Point 54.36 K (-218.79 °C) lower 722.66 K (449.51 °C) lower
Boiling Point 90.2 K (-182.95 °C) lower 1261 K (987.85 °C) lower
Density 0.0014 lower 6.232 lower
Electron Configuration [He]2s2 2p4 different [Kr]5s2 4d10 5p4 different
Year Discovered 1774 different 1782 different

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