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How does an atom of tellerium become an ion.

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Answer: Element Tellurium (Te), Group 16, Atomic Number 52, p-block, Mass 127.60. ... defined as being the charge that an atom would have if all bonds were ionic.

What ion does tellurium form?

Te+4

Tellurium, ion (Te4+) | Te+4 - PubChem.

Explanation: Tellurium is a chemical element with the symbol Te and atomic number 52. It is a brittle, mildly toxic, rare, silver-white metalloid.

Tellurium

Tellurium Element - Visual Elements Periodic Table

Discovery date 1783

Discovered by Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein

Origin of the name The name is derived from the Latin 'tellus', meaning Earth.

Allotropes

Te

Tellurium

52127.60

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Group 16 Melting point 449.51°C, 841.12°F, 722.66 K

Period 5 Boiling point 988°C, 1810°F, 1261 K

Block p Density (g cm−3) 6.232

Atomic number 52 Relative atomic mass 127.60

State at 20°C Solid Key isotopes 130Te

Electron configuration [Kr] 4d105s25p4 CAS number 13494-80-9

ChemSpider ID 4885717 ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database

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