Te

Tellurium

Z 52 127.6 g/molMetalloid

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

16

Period

5

Block

p

Occurrence

PrimordialNative

Biological Role

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History

1782 (discovery)

Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein

1798 (isolation)

Martin Heinrich Klaproth

Named By

Martin Heinrich Klaproth

Latin Name

Tellurium

Abundance

Universe

x

Sun

x

Meteorites

x

Earth's crust

x

Oceans

x

Humans

x