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

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Property Po Polonium Te Tellurium
Atomic Number 84 higher 52 higher
Symbol Po different Te different
Name Polonium different Tellurium different
Atomic Mass 208.9824 higher 127.6 higher
Category Metalloids same value Metalloids same value
Period 6 higher 5 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 2.1 lower
Atomic Radius 197 lower 206 lower
Ionization Energy 8.417 lower 9.01 lower
Electron Affinity 1.9 lower 1.971 lower
Oxidation States +4, +2 different +6, +4, -2 different
Melting Point 527 K (253.85 °C) lower 722.66 K (449.51 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1235 K (961.85 °C) lower 1261 K (987.85 °C) lower
Density 9.32 higher 6.232 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p4 different [Kr]5s2 4d10 5p4 different
Year Discovered 1898 different 1782 different

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