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

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Property Ra Radium Be Beryllium
Atomic Number 88 higher 4 higher
Symbol Ra different Be different
Name Radium different Beryllium different
Atomic Mass 226.0254 higher 9.0122 higher
Category Alkaline Earth Metals same value Alkaline Earth Metals same value
Period 7 higher 2 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 1.57 lower
Atomic Radius 283 higher 153 higher
Ionization Energy 5.279 lower 9.323 lower
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +2 same value +2 same value
Melting Point 973 K (699.85 °C) lower 1560 K (1286.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 1413 K (1139.85 °C) lower 2744 K (2470.85 °C) lower
Density 5 higher 1.85 higher
Electron Configuration [Rn]7s2 different [He]2s2 different
Year Discovered 1898 different 1798 different

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