Tellurium (Te)
A fascinating metalloid element.
Tellurium is element 52 on the periodic table.
Element properties
- Atomic number
- 52
- Symbol
- Te
- Atomic mass
- 127.6 u
- Category
- Metalloid
- Period
- 5
- Group
- 16
- Block
- p
- State
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p4
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 2.1
- Density
- 6.24 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 449.5 °C
- Boiling point
- 988 °C