Tellurium (Te), element 52 – Learn Acer periodic table

Metalloid, atomic number 52.

Tellurium is a chemical element with symbol Te and atomic number 52. It is a brittle, mildly toxic, rare, silver-white metalloid. Tellurium is chemically related to selenium and sulfur.

Symbol Te. Atomic mass 127.603 u. Group 16, period 5. Electron configuration [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p4. Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 18, 6. State at room temperature: Solid. Melting point 449.5 °C, boiling point 987.9 °C. Discovered by Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein.

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Tellurium (Te), element 52 – Learn Acer periodic table

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