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

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Property Po Polonium Se Selenium
Atomic Number 84 higher 34 higher
Symbol Po different Se different
Name Polonium different Selenium different
Atomic Mass 208.9824 higher 78.97 higher
Category Metalloids different Reactive Nonmetals different
Period 6 higher 4 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 2.55 lower
Atomic Radius 197 higher 190 higher
Ionization Energy 8.417 lower 9.752 lower
Electron Affinity 1.9 lower 2.021 lower
Oxidation States +4, +2 different +6, +4, -2 different
Melting Point 527 K (253.85 °C) higher 493.65 K (220.5 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1235 K (961.85 °C) higher 958 K (684.85 °C) higher
Density 9.32 higher 4.809 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p4 different [Ar]4s2 3d10 4p4 different
Year Discovered 1898 different 1817 different

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