Solid phase
Official name
Hexahydroxidotellurium
Secondary names
Orthotelluric acid; Hexahydroxytellurium; Tellurium hexahydroxide; Tellurium(VI) hydroxide; Te(OH)6
CAS number
7803-68-1
Type
Family
molecular solid
Class
non polar molecular solid
Compound type
tellurate
Chemical composition
Formula
$Te(OH)_6$
Chemical formula
Te(OH)6
Elemental formula
Te H6 O6
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
2.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Te(OH)_6$ Telluric acid molecule 1 1.0 1 constituent molecular main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-OH$ 6
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\geq Te-O-$ 6
$-O-H$ 6
Class
molecular solids with apolar molecules (01)
Type
with polyatomic inorganic apolar molecules (01.07)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
monoclinic
Crystal class
prismatic
Crystal class symbol
2/m (C2h)
Crystal spacegroup
P2(1)/c
Molar mass
229.64 $g/mol$
Density
3.07 $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
solid-liquid liquid Te(OH)6 136°C (409K)
Phase transitions comments
there is also a rhombohedral form
Refringence type
biaxial
Pure color
white
Color
white
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