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Copper compounds: dicopper telluride

The copper in dicopper telluride formally is in the oxidation state 1.

Dicopper telluride

Formula as often written: Cu₂Te
Hill system formula: Cu₂Te₁
CAS registry number: [12019-52-2]
Formula weight: 254.692
Class: telluride

Synonyms

dicopper telluride
copper(I) telluride
cuprous telluride

Physical properties

Colour: blue
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 1127°C
Boiling point:
Density: 4600 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in dicopper telluride
Element	%
Cu	49.90
Te	50.10

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the Cu₂Te unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Cu₂Te₁

mass  %
246   0.2 
247   0.0 
248   4.1 __
249   1.4 _
250  10.9 _____
251  12.1 ______
252  36.1 __________________
253   9.9 _____
254  75.3 ______________________________________
255   2.2 _
256 100.0 __________________________________________________
257   0.0 
258  55.3 ____________________________
259   0.0 
260  10.2 _____

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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