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Telluric acid

Telluric acid
Telluric acid
Ball-and-stick model of telluric acid
Names
IUPAC name
Hexahydroxidotellurium
Other names
Orthotelluric acid
Identifiers
7803-68-1 N
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
ChEBI CHEBI:30463 YesY
ChemSpider 55517 YesY
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.334
PubChem 62686
Properties
H6O6Te
Molar mass 229.64 g/mol
Appearance White monoclinic crystals
Density 3.07 g/cm3
Melting point 136 °C (277 °F; 409 K)
50.1 g/100 ml at 30 °C
Acidity (pKa) 7.68, 11.0 at 18 °C
Structure
octahedral
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Hazards
Main hazards corrosive
Related compounds
Other anions
hydrotelluric acid
tellurous acid
hydrogen telluride
Related compounds
Teflic acid,
Sulfuric acid
Selenic acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Telluric acid is a chemical compound with the formula Te(OH)6. It is a white solid made up of octahedral Te(OH)6 molecules which persist in aqueous solution. There are two forms, rhombohedral and monoclinic, and both contain octahedral Te(OH)6 molecules. Telluric acid is a weak acid which is dibasic, forming tellurate salts with strong bases and hydrogen tellurate salts with weaker bases or upon hydrolysis of tellurates in water.

Telluric acid is formed by the oxidation of tellurium or tellurium dioxide with a powerful oxidising agent such as hydrogen peroxide, chromium trioxide or sodium peroxide.

Crystallization of telluric acid solutions below 10 °C gives Te(OH)6.4H2O. It is oxidizing, as shown by the electrode potential for the reaction below, although it is kinetically slow in its oxidations.

Chlorine, by comparison, is +1.36V and selenous acid is +0.74V in oxidizing conditions.

The anhydrous acid is stable in air at 100 °C but above this it dehydrates to form polymetatelluric acid, a white hygroscopic powder (approximate composition (H2TeO4)10), and allotelluric acid, an acid syrup of unknown structure (approximate composition (H2TeO4)3(H2O)4).
Typical salts of the acid contains the anions [Te(O)(OH)5] and [Te(O)2(OH)4]2−. The presence of the tellurate ion TeO42− has been confirmed in the solid state structure of Rb6[TeO5][TeO4]. Strong heating at over 300 °C produces the α- crystalline modification of tellurium trioxide, α-TeO3. Reaction with diazomethane gives the hexamethyl ester, Te(OMe)6.


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