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Beryllium telluride

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Beryllium telluride
Identifiers
ECHA InfoCard 100.032.217 Edit this at Wikidata
Properties
BeTe
Molar mass 136.612 g/mol
Density 5.1 g/cm3
Structure
sphalerite, cF8, Space group = F-43m, No. 216
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Beryllium telluride (BeTe) is a chemical compound of beryllium and tellurium. It is a crystalline solid with the lattice constant of 0.5615 nm. It is a semiconductor with a large energy gap of around 3 eV. Toxicity is unknown. Toxic hydrogen telluride gas is evolved on exposure to water.