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

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Property Ra Radium Ca Calcium
Atomic Number 88 higher 20 higher
Symbol Ra different Ca different
Name Radium different Calcium different
Atomic Mass 226.0254 higher 40.08 higher
Category Alkaline Earth Metals same value Alkaline Earth Metals same value
Period 7 higher 4 higher
Group 2 same value 2 same value
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.9 lower 1 lower
Atomic Radius 283 higher 231 higher
Ionization Energy 5.279 lower 6.113 lower
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +2 same value +2 same value
Melting Point 973 K (699.85 °C) lower 1115 K (841.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1413 K (1139.85 °C) lower 1757 K (1483.85 °C) lower
Density 5 higher 1.54 higher
Electron Configuration [Rn]7s2 different [Ar]4s2 different
Year Discovered 1898 different Ancient different

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