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

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Property Po Polonium Ba Barium
Atomic Number 84 higher 56 higher
Symbol Po different Ba different
Name Polonium different Barium different
Atomic Mass 208.9824 higher 137.33 higher
Category Metalloids different Alkaline Earth Metals different
Period 6 same value 6 same value
Group 16 higher 2 higher
Block p-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 2 higher 0.89 higher
Atomic Radius 197 lower 268 lower
Ionization Energy 8.417 higher 5.212 higher
Electron Affinity 1.9 no data — no data
Oxidation States +4, +2 different +2 different
Melting Point 527 K (253.85 °C) lower 1000 K (726.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1235 K (961.85 °C) lower 2170 K (1896.85 °C) lower
Density 9.32 higher 3.62 higher
Electron Configuration [Xe]6s2 4f14 5d10 6p4 different [Xe]6s2 different
Year Discovered 1898 different 1808 different

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