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

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Property Ac Actinium Sc Scandium
Atomic Number 89 higher 21 higher
Symbol Ac different Sc different
Name Actinium different Scandium different
Atomic Mass 227.0277 higher 44.9559 higher
Category Actinides different Transition Metals different
Period 7 higher 4 higher
Group 3 same value 3 same value
Block f-Block different d-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.1 lower 1.36 lower
Atomic Radius 260 higher 211 higher
Ionization Energy 5.17 lower 6.561 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 0.188 no data
Oxidation States +3 same value +3 same value
Melting Point 1324 K (1050.85 °C) lower 1814 K (1540.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3471 K (3197.85 °C) higher 3109 K (2835.85 °C) higher
Density 10.07 higher 2.99 higher
Electron Configuration [Rn]7s2 6d1 different [Ar]4s2 3d1 different
Year Discovered 1899 different 1879 different

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