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

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Property Tl Thallium B Boron
Atomic Number 81 higher 5 higher
Symbol Tl different B different
Name Thallium different Boron different
Atomic Mass 204.383 higher 10.81 higher
Category Post-transition Metals different Metalloids different
Period 6 higher 2 higher
Group 13 same value 13 same value
Block p-Block same value p-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.62 lower 2.04 lower
Atomic Radius 196 higher 192 higher
Ionization Energy 6.108 lower 8.298 lower
Electron Affinity 0.2 lower 0.277 lower
Oxidation States +3, +1 different +3 different
Melting Point 577 K (303.85 °C) lower 2348 K (2074.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1746 K (1472.85 °C) lower 4273 K (3999.85 °C) lower
Density 11.8 higher 2.37 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p1 different [He]2s2 2p1 different
Year Discovered 1861 different 1808 different

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