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

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Property Ac Actinium Y Yttrium
Atomic Number 89 higher 39 higher
Symbol Ac different Y different
Name Actinium different Yttrium different
Atomic Mass 227.0277 higher 88.9058 higher
Category Actinides different Transition Metals different
Period 7 higher 5 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 1.22 lower
Atomic Radius 260 higher 219 higher
Ionization Energy 5.17 lower 6.217 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 0.307 no data
Oxidation States +3 same value +3 same value
Melting Point 1324 K (1050.85 °C) lower 1795 K (1521.85 °C) lower
Boiling Point 3471 K (3197.85 °C) lower 3618 K (3344.85 °C) lower
Density 10.07 higher 4.47 higher
Electron Configuration [Rn]7s2 6d1 different [Kr]5s2 4d1 different
Year Discovered 1899 different 1794 different

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