tellurium

chemical element with symbol Te and atomic number 52
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tellurium

Summary

tellurium is a chemical element[1]. tellurium draws 70 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #68 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • tellurium is credited with the discovery of Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein[3].
  • tellurium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • tellurium's instance of is recorded as flammable solid[5].
  • tellurium's instance of is recorded as chalcophile element[6].
  • Terra is named after tellurium[7].
  • tellurium's location of discovery is recorded as Zlatna[8].
  • tellurium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Te][9].
  • tellurium's element symbol is recorded as Te[10].
  • tellurium's chemical formula is recorded as Te[11].
  • tellurium is a type of period 5[12].
  • tellurium is a type of group 16[13].
  • tellurium is a type of p-block[14].
  • tellurium is part of period 5[15].
  • tellurium is part of group 16[16].
  • tellurium is part of metalloid[17].
  • tellurium's Commons category is recorded as Tellurium[18].
  • tellurium's Unicode character is recorded as 碲[19].
  • tellurium's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[20].
  • tellurium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 1, 1783[21].
  • tellurium's point group is recorded as trigonal-trapezoidal[22].
  • tellurium's space group is recorded as space group P3₁21[23].
  • tellurium's IPA transcription is recorded as tɛˈljʊəriəm[24].
  • tellurium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tellurium[25].
  • tellurium's Commons gallery is recorded as Tellurium[26].
  • tellurium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+52'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4], flammable solid[5], and chalcophile element[6]. Recorded subclass of include period 5[12], group 16[13], and p-block[14].

Origins

Terra is named after tellurium[7].

Use and Application

Part of include period 5[15], a period[28]; group 16[16], a group[29]; and metalloid[17].

Influence

Things named for tellurium include sylvanite[30], a mineral species[31]; tellurite[32], a mineral species[33]; tellurobismuthite[34], a mineral species[35]; and plumbotellurite[36], a mineral species[37].

Why It Matters

tellurium draws 70 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #68 of 144).[2] tellurium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] tellurium is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for tellurium include sylvanite[30], a mineral species[31]; tellurite[32], a mineral species[33]; tellurobismuthite[34], a mineral species[35]; and plumbotellurite[36], a mineral species[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Nature's Building Blocks An A-Z Guide of the Elements New Edition. osti.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q24488301. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . chemistry.unt.edu. chemistry.unt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . periodic table. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . crystallography.net. Retrieved . crystallography.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Nature's Building Blocks An A-Z Guide of the Elements New Edition. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . crystallography.net. Retrieved . crystallography.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . crystallography.net. Retrieved . crystallography.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . periodic table. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P14938]]: 206 picometre, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P356]]"
  2. 5d ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+140'}
    Sitelink count → 146
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'ban', 'bcl', '
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+138'}
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 140 picometre, Add sourced P14936 element radius"
  3. 12d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 7520
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  4. 15d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 7520
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  5. 19d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-2'}, {'amount': '-1'}, {'amount': '+0'} +6
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+127.60'}
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P2067]]: 127.6±0.03 dalton, correct the standard atomic weight to the current CIAAW value"
  6. 19d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-2'}, {'amount': '-1'}, {'amount': '+0'} +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: −2, add oxidation state from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state"
  7. 19d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → tɛˈljʊəriəm
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P898]]: tɛˈljʊəriəm, add IPA transcription (from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-pronunciation)"
  8. 19d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-tel
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-tellurium.wav, add English pronunciation audio (Lingua Libre, from en:Template:Infobox element/"
  9. 19d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electron configuration → 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁴, [Kr] 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁴
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P8000]]: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁴, correct electron configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 4d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 5d¹⁰ 5p⁴ → 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰"
  10. 20d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → period 5, group 16, p-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214483]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  11. 20d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+9.009808'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+18.6'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+27.84'}
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||3 */ [[Property:P2260]], import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  12. 4w ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → diamagnetism
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+2.25'}
    Point group → trigonal-trapezoidal
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13362465]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  13. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → period 5, group 16, p-block
    Part of → period 5, group 16, metalloid
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  14. 6w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00006882n
    Interlingual index id → i114013
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078542
    Found in taxon → —
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  15. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+10000.0'}
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.193'}
    Bulk modulus → {'unit': 'Q44395', 'amount': '+19355000000.0'}
    Crystal system → trigonal crystal system
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 1531230, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269026|batch #269026]]"
  16. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4Iah4y
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  17. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0265477-tellur
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0265477-tellur, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259473|batch #259473]]"
  18. 20w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → telurij
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