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

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Property Tl Thallium Ba Barium
Atomic Number 81 higher 56 higher
Symbol Tl different Ba different
Name Thallium different Barium different
Atomic Mass 204.383 higher 137.33 higher
Category Post-transition Metals different Alkaline Earth Metals different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 13 higher 2 higher
Block p-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.62 higher 0.89 higher
Atomic Radius 196 lower 268 lower
Ionization Energy 6.108 higher 5.212 higher
Electron Affinity 0.2 no data — no data
Oxidation States +3, +1 different +2 different
Melting Point 577 K (303.85 °C) lower 1000 K (726.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1746 K (1472.85 °C) lower 2170 K (1896.85 °C) lower
Density 11.8 higher 3.62 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p1 different [Xe]6s2 different
Year Discovered 1861 different 1808 different

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