Tellurium


 * Element Name**: Tellurium


 * Element Symbol**: Te


 * Atomic Mass**: 128[[image:Tellurium_dante.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]][[image:tellurium.gif align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number**: 52


 * Protons**: 52


 * Electrons**: 52


 * Discovery**: Muller von Reichenstein 1782


 * How It Was Named**: Named after Latin word for "earth"


 * State of Matter**: Solid


 * Melting Point**: 449.5°C


 * Boiling Point**: 988°C


 * Characteristics**: Silvery white color, brittle and easily pulverised, 4 kinds are radeoactive, $100 per pound, purity of 99.5%


 * Uses of Element**: Improves the machinability of copper and stainless steel


 * Intresting Facts**: Found in several gold pockets, Toxic when gas, One of the rarest stable solid elements, used in metallurgy, in blasting caps

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