Hydrogen telluride

Hydrogen telluride

Liquid hydrogen telluride in a test tube
Structural diagram of the hydrogen telluride molecule
Space-filling model of the hydrogen telluride molecule
  Tellurium, Te
  Hydrogen, H
Names
IUPAC name
hydrogen telluride
Other names
hydrotelluric acid
tellane
tellurium hydride
dihydrogen telluride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.073 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 236-813-4
UNII
  • InChI=1S/H2Te/h1H2 ☒N
    Key: VTLHPSMQDDEFRU-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • [TeH2]
Properties
H2Te
Molar mass 129.6158 g mol−1
Appearance colourless gas
Odor Pungent, resembles rotting garlic or leeks
Density 3.310 g/L, gas
2.57 g/cm3 (−20 °C, liquid)
Melting point −49 °C (−56 °F; 224 K)[1]
Boiling point −2.2 °C (28.0 °F; 270.9 K) (unstable above −2 °C)
0.70 g/100 mL
Acidity (pKa) 2.6
Conjugate acid Telluronium
Conjugate base Telluride
Structure
bent
Thermochemistry
0.7684 kJ/g
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Highly toxic and flammable
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 4: Very short exposure could cause death or major residual injury. E.g. VX gasFlammability 4: Will rapidly or completely vaporize at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, or is readily dispersed in air and will burn readily. Flash point below 23 °C (73 °F). E.g. propaneInstability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no code
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4
1
Related compounds
Other anions
H2O
H2S
H2Se
H2Po
Other cations
Na2Te
Ag2Te
K2Te
Rb2Te
Cs2Te
Related compounds
telluric acid
tellurous acid
stibine
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hydrogen telluride is the inorganic compound with the formula H2Te. A hydrogen chalcogenide and the simplest hydride of tellurium, it is a colorless gas. Although unstable in ambient air, the gas can exist long enough to be readily detected by the odour of rotting garlic at extremely low concentrations; or by the revolting odour of rotting leeks at somewhat higher concentrations. Most compounds with Te–H bonds (tellurols) are unstable with respect to loss of H2. H2Te is chemically and structurally similar to hydrogen selenide, both are acidic. The H–Te–H angle is about 90°. Volatile tellurium compounds often have unpleasant odours, reminiscent of decayed leeks or garlic.[2]

  1. ^ Lide, David R., ed. (2006). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87th ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0487-3.
  2. ^ Greenwood, N. N.; & Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd Edn.), Oxford:Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-3365-4.

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