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Hydrogen telluride

tellane tellurium hydride dihydrogen telluride 2.57 g/cm3 (−20 °C, liquid) | NFPA-H = 4 | NFPA-F = 4 | NFPA-R = 1 H2S H2Se H2Po Na2Te Ag2Te K2Te Rb2Te Cs2Te Tellurous acid Stibine

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 its rotting garlic-like odour at extremely low concentrations, or by the revolting odour of rotting leeks that it has 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, and both are acidic. The H–Te–H angle is about 90°. Volatile tellurium compounds often have unpleasant odours, reminiscent of decayed leeks or garlic.

Synthesis

Electrolytic methods have been developed. H2Te can also be prepared by hydrolysis of the telluride derivatives of electropositive metals. The typical hydrolysis is that of aluminium telluride:

:Al2Te3 + 6 H2O → 2 Al(OH)3 + 3 H2Te

Other salts of Te2− such as MgTe and sodium telluride can also be used. Na2Te can be made by the reaction of Na and Te in anhydrous ammonia.{{cite book

Hydrogen telluride cannot be efficiently prepared from its constituent elements, in contrast to H2Se.

Properties

is an endothermic compound, degrading to the elements at room temperature: : → + Te Light accelerates the decomposition. It is unstable in air, being oxidized to water and elemental tellurium:{{cite book :2 + → 2 + 2 Te

It is almost as acidic as phosphoric acid (Ka = ), having a Ka value of about . It reacts with many metals to form tellurides.{{cite book

References

References

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  2. Greenwood, N. N.; & Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd Edn.), Oxford:Butterworth-Heinemann. {{ISBN. 0-7506-3365-4.
  3. F. Fehér, "Hydrogen Telluride" in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Edited by G. Brauer, Academic Press, 1963, NY. Vol. 1. pp. 438.
  4. Shriver, Atkins. Inorganic Chemistry, Fifth Edition. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 2010; pp 407.
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