Selenium
| Latin name | Selenium |
| English name | Selenium |
| chemical symbol | Se |
| atomic number | 34 |
| relative atomic mass | 78,96 |
| period | 4 |
| group | VI.A |
| classification | nonmetals |
| discovery year | 1817 |
| discoverer | J. J. Berzelius |
| melting point [°C] | 217 |
| boiling point [°C] | 684,9 |
| critical temperature [°C] | 1493 |
| critical pressure [MPa] | 27,2 |
| density [g cm-3] | 4,8 |
| density at melting point [g cm-3] | 3,12 |
| electronegativity [Pauling] | 2,55 |
| electronegativity [Mulliken] | 2,60 |
| oxidation states | -II, II, IV, VI |
| electron configuration | [Ar]3d10 4s2 4p4 |
| specific heat [J g-1K-1] | 0,32 |
| heat of fusion [kJ mol-1] | 6,694 |
| thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1] | 0,52 |
| el. conductivity [S m-1] | 8.106 |
| 1. ionizing potential [eV] | 9,7524 |
| 2. ionizing potential [eV] | 21,19 |
| 3. ionizing potential [eV] | 30,82 |
| Mohs hardness | 2 |
| Brinell hardness [MPa] | 736 |
| shear modulus [GPa] | 3,7 |
| Young's modulus [GPa] | 10 |
| state at normal conditions | solid |
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arsenic ← selenium → bromine