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Molybdenum compounds: molybdenum ditelluride

The molybdenum in molybdenum ditelluride formally is in the oxidation state 4.

Molybdenum ditelluride

Formula as often written: MoTe₂
Hill system formula: Mo₁Te₂
CAS registry number: [12058-20-7]
Formula weight: 351.14
Class: telluride

Synonyms

molybdenum ditelluride
molybdenum(IV) telluride
molybdenum telluride

Physical properties

Colour: grey
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point:
Boiling point:
Density: 7700 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in molybdenum ditelluride
Element	%
Mo	27.32
Te	72.68

Synthesis

Not available

Solid state structure

Geometry of molybdenum:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of molybdenum ditelluride

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the MoTe₂ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Mo₁Te₂

mass  %
334   0.0 
335   0.0 
336   0.1 
337   0.1 
338   0.4 
339   0.7 
340   2.1 _
341   2.1 _
342   7.1 ____
343   7.5 ____
344  17.2 _________
345  17.2 _________
346  37.8 ___________________
347  30.2 _______________
348  67.9 __________________________________
349  43.6 ______________________
350  92.6 ______________________________________________
351  59.9 ______________________________
352 100.0 __________________________________________________
353  58.3 _____________________________
354  93.3 _______________________________________________
355  34.8 _________________
356  74.5 _____________________________________
357   8.8 ____
358  38.7 ___________________
359   0.0 
360   8.8 ____

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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