{"id":2530,"date":"2025-06-27T15:24:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T09:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2025-06-29T16:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T11:14:52","slug":"tellurium-te","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/2025\/06\/27\/tellurium-te\/","title":{"rendered":"Tellurium (Te)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd39 Basic Information<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Element Name<\/strong>: Tellurium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Discovered By<\/strong>: Franz-Joseph M\u00fcller von Reichenstein<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Year of Discovery<\/strong>: 1782<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Category<\/strong>: Metalloid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Group<\/strong>: 16 (Oxygen group \/ Chalcogens)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State at Room Temperature<\/strong>: Solid (silvery-white, brittle) \u2699\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tellurium is a <strong>rare metalloid<\/strong>, meaning it has both <strong>metallic and non-metallic<\/strong> properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd38 Chemical Properties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Chemical Symbol<\/strong>: Te<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Atomic Number<\/strong>: 52<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Atomic Mass<\/strong>: ~127.60 u<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Valency<\/strong>: Commonly \u22122, +4, or +6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electronic Configuration<\/strong>: [Kr] 4d\u00b9\u2070 5s\u00b2 5p\u2074<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tellurium reacts slowly with air and burns with a <strong>blue flame<\/strong>, forming <strong>tellurium dioxide (TeO\u2082).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcd8 Basic Things to Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tellurium is <strong>more rare than gold<\/strong> in Earth\u2019s crust. Though not well known, it\u2019s <strong>very important<\/strong> in electronics, solar panels, and alloys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udd14 Interesting Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tellurium\u2019s name comes from the Latin word <em>Tellus<\/em>, meaning <strong>&#8220;Earth.&#8221;<\/strong> \ud83c\udf0d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s one of the few elements that <strong>can cause \u201cgarlic breath\u201d<\/strong> when inhaled or ingested \u2014 even in tiny amounts! \ud83e\uddc4\ud83d\ude05<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tellurium is often used in <strong>CDs, DVDs, and solar cells.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Though it looks like a metal, it <strong>breaks easily like glass<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s often recovered as a <strong>byproduct of copper mining<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd27 Common Uses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Solar Panels<\/strong>: Used in <strong>cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells<\/strong> \u2014 a major use in green energy. \u2600\ufe0f\ud83d\udd0b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Electronics<\/strong>: Helps improve <strong>semiconductors and thermoelectric devices<\/strong>. \ud83d\udcbb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alloys<\/strong>: Added to metals like steel or copper to make them <strong>stronger and easier to shape<\/strong>. \ud83d\udd27<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Optical Discs<\/strong>: Used in rewritable <strong>CDs and DVDs<\/strong> for data storage. \ud83d\udcbf<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rubber Industry<\/strong>: Used to <strong>cure and harden rubber<\/strong> for better durability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcda Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tellurium may be <strong>rare and lesser known<\/strong>, but it\u2019s a <strong>powerful helper in modern tech<\/strong>, especially in <strong>solar energy and electronics<\/strong>. For students, it\u2019s a cool example of how even small elements can have a big impact on the future! \ud83d\udd2c\u26a1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd39 Basic Information Tellurium is a rare metalloid, meaning it has both metallic and non-metallic properties. &hellip; <a title=\"Tellurium (Te)\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/2025\/06\/27\/tellurium-te\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tellurium (Te)<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[672],"tags":[656,652,653,661,647,643,648,670,666,664,662,650,651,645,660,663,655,646,657,659,658,665,642,644,668,669,667,649,671,654],"class_list":["post-2530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-periodic-table-for-students","tag-actinides","tag-alkali-metals","tag-alkaline-earth-metals","tag-atomic-mass","tag-atomic-number","tag-chemical-elements","tag-chemical-symbols","tag-chemistry-basics","tag-chemistry-study-guide","tag-electron-configuration","tag-electronegativity","tag-element-groups","tag-element-periods","tag-element-properties","tag-halogens","tag-ionization-energy","tag-lanthanides","tag-mendeleev-periodic-table","tag-metalloids","tag-noble-gases","tag-nonmetals","tag-oxidation-states","tag-periodic-table","tag-periodic-table-elements","tag-periodic-table-explained","tag-periodic-table-facts","tag-periodic-table-for-students","tag-periodic-trends","tag-science-education","tag-transition-metals"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/84.png?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2530"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2548,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530\/revisions\/2548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/texpertssolutions.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}