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Copper(II) telluride

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Copper(II) telluride

TEM image of CuTe viewed along the a axis. Red and blue circles mark Te and Cu.
Names
IUPAC name
Copper(II) telluride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.031.482 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 234-644-0
  • InChI=1S/Cu.Te
    Key: QZCHKAUWIRYEGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Cu]=[Te]
Properties
CuTe
Molar mass 191.15 g/mol
Appearance Yellow crystals
Density 7.09 g/cm3[1]
insoluble
Structure[2]
Orthorhombic), oP4
Pmmn (No. 59)
a = 0.315 nm, b = 0.409 nm, c = 0.695 nm
2
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Copper(II) telluride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula CuTe that occurs in nature as a rare mineral vulcanite.

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The chemical formula has heen used in puns as it resembles the word "cute".

References

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  1. ^ Haynes, William M., ed. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97th ed.). CRC Press. p. 4.60. ISBN 9781498754293.
  2. ^ Cameron E.N.; Threadgold I.M. (1961). "Vulcanite, a new copper telluride from Colorado, with notes on certain associated minerals" (PDF). Am. Mineral. 46: 258–268.