Tellurite

This article is about the ion. For the mineral, see Tellurite (mineral).
Tellurite
Skeletal formula of tellurite
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
Tellurite[1] (substitutive)
Trioxidotellurate(2−)[2] (additive)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
100741
  • InChI=1S/H2O3Te/c1-4(2)3/h(H2,1,2,3)/p-2 checkY
    Key: SITVSCPRJNYAGV-UHFFFAOYSA-L checkY
  • [O-][Te+]([O-])[O-]
Properties
O3Te2−
Molar mass 175.6 g mol−1
Conjugate acid Tellurous acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

The tellurite ion is TeO2−
3. A tellurite (compound), for example sodium tellurite, is a compound that contains this ion. They are typically colorless or white salts, which in some ways are comparable to sulfite.[3] A mineral with the formula TeO2 is called tellurite.

  1. ^ "Tellurous Acid - PubChem Public Chemical Database". The PubChem Project. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information.
  2. ^ "Tellurite (CHEBI:30477)". Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI). UK: European Bioinformatics Institute.
  3. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.