Tellurium

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Basic Data

Symbol: Te
Atomic Number: 52
Atomic weight: 127.6u
Melting Point: 722.65K
Boiling Point: 1261K
Number of Protons/Electrons: 52
Number of Neutrons: 76
Classification: Metalliod
Crystal Structure: Hexagonal
Density at 293 K: 6.24g/mL
Color: Silverish
Bonding radius: 1.36A
Atomic radius: 1.42A
Ionization Potential: 9.009V
Electronegativity: 2.1
Heat of vaporization: 52.55kJ/mol
Heat of fusion: 17.49kJ/mol
Specific heat: 0.2J/gK
Electron configuration: [Kr]4d105s25p4



Crystal Structure


Isotopes

Isotope Half Life
Te119 4.69 days
Te120 Stable
Te121 16.8 days
Te121m 154 days
Te122 Stable
Te123 1.3E12 years
Te123m 119.7 days
Te124 Stable
Te125 Stable
Te125m 58 days
Te126 Stable
Te127 9.4 hours
Te127m 109.0 days
Te128 Stable
Te129 1.16 hours
Te129m 33.6 days
Te130 2.5E21 years
Te131 25 minutes
Te131m 1.35 days
Te132 3.26 days
Te133 12.4 minutes
Te133m 55.4 minutes
Te134 41.8 minutes


Facts

Date of Discovery: 1728
Discoverer: Franz Muller von Reichenstein
Uses: Coloring of glass and ceramics, thermoelectric devices
Obtained From: By-product of refining of lead and copper


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