Tellurium
Latin name | Tellurium |
English name | Tellurium |
chemical symbol | Te |
atomic number | 52 |
relative atomic mass | 127,6 |
period | 5 |
group | VI.A |
classification | nonmetals |
discovery year | 1782 |
discoverer | Muller von Reichenstein |
melting point [°C] | 449,5 |
boiling point [°C] | 989,9 |
density [g cm-3] | 6,24 |
density at melting point [g cm-3] | 5,79 |
electronegativity [Pauling] | 2,1 |
stand. el. potential [V] | +0,57 |
oxidation states | -II, II, IV, VI |
electron configuration | [Kr]4d10 5s2 5p4 |
atomic radius [pm] | 123 |
covalent radius [pm] | 135 |
specific heat [J g-1K-1] | 0,2 |
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1] | 17,49 |
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1] | 3 |
el. conductivity [S m-1] | 1.104 |
1. ionizing potential [eV] | 9,0096 |
2. ionizing potential [eV] | 18,6 |
3. ionizing potential [eV] | 27,96 |
Mohs hardness | 2,25 |
Brinell hardness [MPa] | 180 |
shear modulus [GPa] | 16 |
Young's modulus [GPa] | 43 |
state at normal conditions | solid |
Resources
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- SINDEEVA, N.D. Mineralogy and types of deposits of selenium and tellurium. New York: Wiley and Sons, 1964.
- STARÝ, Jaromír; SITENSKÝ, Ivo; HODKOVÁ, Tereza. Surovinové zdroje České republiky - Nerostné suroviny 2011. In: Česká geologická služba. Surovinové zdroje v ČR [online]. 2011 [cit. 2012-08-01]. Available from: http://www.geology.cz/.../rocenka2011sur.pdf
antimony ← tellurium → iodine