52Te

Tellurium

Metalloid

Tellurium (Te) is element 52, a metalloid, in period 5 and group 16 of the periodic table. Its standard atomic weight is 127.6, it melts at 449.51 °C and boils at 988 °C. Discovered by Franz-Joseph Muller, 1782.

Atomic Number52

SymbolTe

NameTellurium

Atomic Weight127.6 u

CategoryMetalloid

Period5

Group16

Melting Point449.51 °C

Boiling Point988 °C

Density6.232 g/cm³

Electron Config[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p4

Discovered ByFranz-Joseph Muller, 1782

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