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

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Property Ac Actinium Ce Cerium
Atomic Number 89 higher 58 higher
Symbol Ac different Ce different
Name Actinium different Cerium different
Atomic Mass 227.0277 higher 140.116 higher
Category Actinides different Lanthanides different
Period 7 higher 6 higher
Group 3 same value 3 same value
Block f-Block same value f-Block same value
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.1 lower 1.12 lower
Atomic Radius 260 higher 235 higher
Ionization Energy 5.17 lower 5.539 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 0.5 no data
Oxidation States +3 different +4, +3 different
Melting Point 1324 K (1050.85 °C) higher 1071 K (797.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3471 K (3197.85 °C) lower 3697 K (3423.85 °C) lower
Density 10.07 higher 6.77 higher
Electron Configuration [Rn]7s2 6d1 different [Xe]6s2 4f1 5d1 different
Year Discovered 1899 different 1803 different

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