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

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Property Th Thorium Y Yttrium
Atomic Number 90 higher 39 higher
Symbol Th different Y different
Name Thorium different Yttrium different
Atomic Mass 232.038 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 1.3 higher 1.22 higher
Atomic Radius 237 higher 219 higher
Ionization Energy 6.08 lower 6.217 lower
Electron Affinity — no data 0.307 no data
Oxidation States +4 different +3 different
Melting Point 2023 K (1749.85 °C) higher 1795 K (1521.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 5061 K (4787.85 °C) higher 3618 K (3344.85 °C) higher
Density 11.72 higher 4.47 higher
Electron Configuration [Rn]7s2 6d2 different [Kr]5s2 4d1 different
Year Discovered 1828 different 1794 different

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