WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements | Lanthanum

Lanthanum compounds: lanthanum telluride

The lanthanum in lanthanum telluride formally is in the oxidation state 2.

Lanthanum telluride

Formula as often written: LaTe
Hill system formula: La₁Te₁
CAS registry number: [12031-34-4]
Formula weight: 266.505
Class: telluride

Synonyms

lanthanum telluride
lanthanum(II) telluride

Physical properties

Colour:
Appearance: solid
Melting point:
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Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in lanthanum telluride
Element	%
La	52.12
Te	47.88

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of lanthanum:
Prototypical structure: NaCl (rock salt)

Crystal structure of lanthanum telluride

Isotope pattern

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

Formula: La₁Te₁

mass  %
259   0.3 
260   0.0 
261   7.7 ____
262   2.7 _
263  14.3 _______
264  21.2 ___________
265  56.1 ____________________________
266   0.1 
267  93.8 _______________________________________________
268   0.1 
269 100.0 __________________________________________________

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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