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

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Property Fr Francium Na Sodium
Atomic Number 87 higher 11 higher
Symbol Fr different Na different
Name Francium different Sodium different
Atomic Mass 223.0197 higher 22.9898 higher
Category Alkali Metals same value Alkali Metals same value
Period 7 higher 3 higher
Group 1 same value 1 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.7 lower 0.93 lower
Atomic Radius 348 higher 227 higher
Ionization Energy 3.9 lower 5.139 lower
Electron Affinity 0.47 lower 0.548 lower
Oxidation States +1 same value +1 same value
Melting Point 300 K (26.85 °C) lower 370.95 K (97.8 °C) lower
Boiling Point — no data 1156 K (882.85 °C) no data
Density — no data 0.97 no data
Electron Configuration [Rn]7s1 different [Ne]3s1 different
Year Discovered 1939 different 1807 different

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