SHEET /m/tellurium · PubChem CID 6327182 · CAS 13494-80-9 · REV 2026.07
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Tellurium
from sourceTe · 127.6 g/mol
Aurum paradoxum · Metallum problematum · Telloy
What is Tellurium?
A metalloid rarer in the crust than platinum, used in solar panels and in alloys to make steel easier to machine. Element 52. from source
CategoryElement & material
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
SMILES
[Te]Where you'll find it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product. See the rest of the element & material group.
Relative acute toxicity from source
Animal study data · LD50
- Reported LD50
- 83 mg/kg · moderately toxic
- Species
- rat
- Route
- oral
An LD50 describes acute toxicity under experimental conditions and is not a safe or dangerous dose for a person.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
83 mg/kg · moderately toxic · LD50 rat oral from source
2 more reported values
- 45 mg/kgLD50 · oral · guinea pig
- 67 mg/kgLD50 · oral · rabbit
DangerToxicIrritantHealth hazardH301, H315, H317, H319, H332, H335, H336, H360, H361, H362, H371, H413from source