52 Te 127.603

Tellurium

metalloid

Properties

Atomic number
52
Atomic mass
127.603 u
Category
metalloid
Group
16
Period
5
Block
p-block
State (room temp)
Solid
Outer-shell electrons
6
Electronegativity
2.1 (Pauling)
Density
6.24 g/cm³
Melting point
449.51 °C
Boiling point
987.85 °C

Electron configuration

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁴

Noble-gas shorthand: [Kr] 4d¹⁰ 5s² 5p⁴

Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 18, 6 — that's 6 in the outermost shell.

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Te
Bohr model — outer-shell electrons in blue

About Tellurium

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.

Position in the periodic table

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