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

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Property Po Polonium S Sulfur
Atomic Number 84 higher 16 higher
Symbol Po different S different
Name Polonium different Sulfur different
Atomic Mass 208.9824 higher 32.07 higher
Category Metalloids different Reactive Nonmetals different
Period 6 higher 3 higher
Group 16 same value 16 same value
Block p-Block same value p-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 2 lower 2.58 lower
Atomic Radius 197 higher 180 higher
Ionization Energy 8.417 lower 10.36 lower
Electron Affinity 1.9 lower 2.077 lower
Oxidation States +4, +2 different +6, +4, -2 different
Melting Point 527 K (253.85 °C) higher 388.36 K (115.21 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1235 K (961.85 °C) higher 717.75 K (444.6 °C) higher
Density 9.32 higher 2.067 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p4 different [Ne]3s2 3p4 different
Year Discovered 1898 different Ancient different

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