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

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Property Th Thorium La Lanthanum
Atomic Number 90 higher 57 higher
Symbol Th different La different
Name Thorium different Lanthanum different
Atomic Mass 232.038 higher 138.9055 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 1.3 higher 1.1 higher
Atomic Radius 237 lower 240 lower
Ionization Energy 6.08 higher 5.577 higher
Electron Affinity — no data 0.5 no data
Oxidation States +4 different +3 different
Melting Point 2023 K (1749.85 °C) higher 1191 K (917.85 °C) higher
Boiling Point 5061 K (4787.85 °C) higher 3737 K (3463.85 °C) higher
Density 11.72 higher 6.15 higher
Electron Configuration [Rn]7s2 6d2 different [Xe]6s2 5d1 different
Year Discovered 1828 different 1839 different

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