Tellurium

Overview

English Name:

Tellurium

Latin Name:

Tellurium

Year Discovered:

1782

Discovered By:

Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein

Group:

16

Period:

5

Electrons:

52

CAS Number:

13494-80-9

Cost Per 100 Grams:

$50

Atomic Properties

Electronic Configuration:

[Kr] 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁴

Ion Charge:

-2, +4, +6

Ionisation Energies:

941.0 kJ/mol

Atomic Radius (Empirical):

140 pm

Atomic Radius (Calculated):

206 pm

Covalent Radius:

140 pm

Van Der Waals Radius:

202 pm

Ionisation Potential of An Atom:

9.01 eV

Electrons Per Layer:

2, 8, 18, 18, 6

Atomic Multiplicities Of The Gas:

1

Atomic Weight:

127.60

Reactivity

Electron Affinity:

190.0 kJ/mol

Valence:

2, 4, 6

Electronegativity:

2.1

Thermal Properties

Melting Point:

449.5°C

Boiling Point:

988°C

Critical Point:

Pressure: N/A

Temperature: N/A

Thermal Conductivity:

0.57 W/(m·K)

Heat Capacity:

Specific: 0.235 J/(g·K)

Molar: 25.0 J/(mol·K)

Thermal Coefficient:

0.00006

Enthalpy:

Fusion: 13.6 kJ/mol

Vaporisation: 190.0 kJ/mol

Atomization: 150.0 kJ/mol

Curie Temperature:

N/A

Neel Temperature:

N/A

Superconductivity Point:

N/A

Physical and Chemical Properties

State of matter (25° C/ 77°F):

Solid

Density:

Solid: 6.24 g/cm³

Molar Volume (Vmol):

20.43 cm³/mol

Speed of Sound (Vs):

3000 m/s

Hardness:

N/A

Bulk Modulus (K):

40 GPa

Shear Modulus (G):

N/A

Young's Modulus (E):

N/A

Color:

Silvery

Brinell Hardness (MPa):

N/A

Liquid Density (Kg/m^3):

2.56 kg/m³

Hardness of Mohs:

2.25

Refractive Index:

N/A

Vickers Hardness (MPa):

N/A

Crystal Structure:

Hexagonal

Electromagnetic Properties

Electrical Type:

Semiconductor

Resistivity:

10^5 Ω·m

Magnetic Type:

Diamagnetic

Superconductivity:

Not applicable

Volume Magnetic Susceptibility:

-1.0 × 10^-5

Mass Magnetic Susceptibility:

-1.2 × 10^-5 m³/kg

Molar Mass Susceptibility:

-2.5 × 10^-4 m³/mol

Electrical Conductivity:

10^-5 S/m

Mass (γ_mass):

1.0 × 10^-25 kg

Mass (γ_mol):

1.0 × 10^-22 mol

Volume (γ_vol):

20.43 L

Grid Parameters

Crystal Structure:

Hexagonal

Grid Parameters:

N/A

Attitude:

N/A

Debye Temperature:

N/A

Safety and Precautions

Signal Word:

Warning

Hazard Statements:

H351

Precautionary Statements:

P202, P280, P308 + P313

RTECS Number:

Not available

Risk:

Flammability: Non-flammable
Health Risk: Toxic
Reactivity: Stable
Specific Risk: None

Importance

Main sources:

Mining, recycling

Main Usage:

Alloys, electronics, thermoelectric devices

Nuclear Properties

Radioactive:

No

Isotopes:

Te-128, Te-130

Neutron Cross Sectional:

0.034 barns

Half Life (s):

None

Lifetime:

Stable

Prevalence

Universe:

0.00005%

Sun:

0.00005%

Oceans:

0.0000001%

Humans:

0.0000001%

Earth's Crust:

0.0007%

Meteorites:

0.0001%