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

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Property Ac Actinium Ra Radium
Atomic Number 89 higher 88 higher
Symbol Ac different Ra different
Name Actinium different Radium different
Atomic Mass 227.0277 higher 226.0254 higher
Category Actinides different Alkaline Earth Metals different
Period 7 same value 7 same value
Group 3 higher 2 higher
Block f-Block different s-Block different
Standard State Solid same value Solid same value
Electronegativity 1.1 higher 0.9 higher
Atomic Radius 260 lower 283 lower
Ionization Energy 5.17 lower 5.279 lower
Electron Affinity — no data — no data
Oxidation States +3 different +2 different
Melting Point 1324 K (1050.85 °C) higher 973 K (699.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 3471 K (3197.85 °C) higher 1413 K (1139.85 °C) higher
Density 10.07 higher 5 higher
Electron Configuration [Rn]7s2 6d1 different [Rn]7s2 different
Year Discovered 1899 different 1898 different

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