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

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Property Ra Radium Fr Francium
Atomic Number 88 higher 87 higher
Symbol Ra different Fr different
Name Radium different Francium different
Atomic Mass 226.0254 higher 223.0197 higher
Category Alkaline Earth Metals different Alkali Metals different
Period 7 same value 7 same value
Group 2 higher 1 higher
Block s-Block same value s-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 0.9 higher 0.7 higher
Atomic Radius 283 lower 348 lower
Ionization Energy 5.279 higher 3.9 higher
Electron Affinity — no data 0.47 no data
Oxidation States +2 different +1 different
Melting Point 973 K (699.85 °C) higher 300 K (26.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 1413 K (1139.85 °C) no data — no data
Density 5 no data — no data
Electron Configuration [Rn]7s2 different [Rn]7s1 different
Year Discovered 1898 different 1939 different

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