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Te

Tellurium

127.60

Semimetal
Solid

Discovery

Müller von Reichenstein, Franz Joseph (1782)

Etymology

Latin

Meaning

Earth

Electron configuration

Electron configuration

Crystal structure

Crystal structure

Hexagonal

Physical Properties

Phase

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

Solid

Melting point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

449.0 °C

722.15 K

Boiling point

  (at 101.325 kPa)

1750.0 °C

2023.15 K

Density

  (at 21 °C and 101.325 kPa)

4.93 g/cm3

Electronegativity

2.10