Name :  Tellurium
Symbol :  Te
Atomic Number :  52
Atomic Weight :  127.6
Specific Heat :  0.20 J/gK
Melting Point :  449.5°C
Vaporization :  52.550 kJ/mol
Boiling Point :  989.9°C
Electronegativity :  2.1
Density@293 K :  6.24 g/cm³
Discovered :  Franz Müller von Reichenstein, Romania, 1782
Description :  Silvery-white, brittle simi-metal.
Uses :  Used to improve the machining quality of copper and stainless steel products and to color glass and ceramics. Also in thermoelectric devices. Some is used in the rubber industry and it is a basic ingredient in manufacturing blasting caps.