Copper(II) telluride
 TEM image of CuTe viewed along the a axis. Red and blue circles mark Te and Cu.
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Copper(II) telluride
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.482 |
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| CuTe | |
| Molar mass | 191.15 g/mol |
| Appearance | Yellow crystals |
| Density | 7.09 g/cm3[1] |
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| Structure[2] | |
| Orthorhombic), oP4 | |
| Pmmn (No. 59) | |
a = 0.315 nm, b = 0.409 nm, c = 0.695 nm
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Copper(II) telluride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula CuTe that occurs in nature as a rare mineral vulcanite.
Popular culture
[edit]The chemical formula has heen used in puns as it resembles the word "cute".
References
[edit]- ^ Haynes, William M., ed. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97th ed.). CRC Press. p. 4.60. ISBN 9781498754293.
- ^ 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.
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