Catalog Number
ACMA00021117
Product Name
Tellurium powder
Description
Grayish-white, lustrous, brittle, crystalline solid; dark-gray to brown, amorphous powder with metallic characteristics. Used as a coloring agent in chinaware, porcelains, enamels, glass; producing black finish on silverware; semiconductor devices and research; manufacturing special alloys of marked electrical resistance. Improves mechanical properties of lead; powerful carbide stabilizer in cast iron, tellurium vapor in "daylight" lamps, vulcanization of rubber. Blasting caps. Semiconductor research. (EPA, 1998);DARK GREY-TO-BROWN AMORPHOUS POWDER, WITH METAL CHARACTERISTICS OR SILVERY-WHITE, LUSTROUS CRYSTALLINE SOLID.;Odorless, dark-gray to brown, amorphous powder or grayish-white, brittle solid.;Odorless, dark-gray to brown, amorphous powder or grayish-white, brittle solid.
Molecular Weight
127.6g/mol
InChI Key
PORWMNRCUJJQNO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Melting Point
842 °F (EPA, 1998);449.8 °C;449.5 °C;842°F;842°F
Density
6.24 (EPA, 1998);6.11-6.27;6.0-6.25 g/cm³;6.24;6.24
Solubility
Insoluble (NIOSH, 2016);Insol in benzene, carbon disulfide;INSOL IN HOT & COLD WATER, HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SOL IN NITRIC ACID, AQ REGIA, POTASSIUM CYANIDE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SULFURIC ACID;Solubility in water: none;Insoluble
Color/Form
Grayish-white, lustrous, brittle, crystalline solid, hexagonal, rhombohedral structure;Dark-gray to brown, amorphous powder with metal characteristics
Composition
When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /tellurium/.
Compound Is Canonicalized
Yes
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count
0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count
0
Deprecated CAS
137322-20-4
Exact Mass
129.9062227g/mol
Heat of Vaporization
46.0 kJ/g
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count
0
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count
0
MeSH Entry Terms
Tellurium
Monoisotopic Mass
129.9062227g/mol
Other Experimental
Vapor pressure between 511 and 835 °C is given by equation logP(kPa)= 6.7249-(5960.2/K);Diatomic in vapor state; atomic number 52, valence 2, 4, 6; in air dissolves in potassium hydroxide; electrical resistivity at 19.6 °C: 200,000 micro-ohms/cm; reacts with nitric acid, not with hydrochloric acid; linear coefficient of thermal expansion: 16.8X10-6/deg C; latent heat of fusion: 4.27 kcal/mol; hardness (Mohs): 2.3; magnetic susceptibility at 18 °C: -0.31X10-6 cgs; specific heat (solid): 0.047 cal/g/deg C;TELLURIUM BURNS IN AIR WITH A GREENISH-BLUE FLAME TO FORM TELLURIUM DIOXIDE;Combines with halogens, does not react with sulfur or selenium; modulus of elasticity: 6000000 psi. ... Eight stable isotopes: 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 128, 130; reacts with concentrated or fuming sulfuric acid
Refractive Index
INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.0025; SADTLER REFERENCE NUMBER: 5272 (IR, PRISM)
Specific Surface Area
100-400 mesh
Stability
TARNISHES SLIGHTLY IN AIR
Topological Polar Surface Area
0Ų
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count
0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count
0
UNII
NQA0O090ZJ;7F4735942K
Vapor Pressure
1 mm Hg at 968 °F (EPA, 1998);0 mmHg (approx);0 mmHg (approx)