Ammonium hexachlorotellurate

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Ammonium Hexachlorotellurate(IV)
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Names
IUPAC name
Ammonium hexachlorotellurate(IV)
Other names
Diammonium hexachlorotellurate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 240-931-1
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/Cl4Te.2ClH.2H3N/c1-5(2,3)4;;;;/h;2*1H;2*1H3
    Key: PLVTVUGZXAOGKX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [NH4+].[NH4+].Cl[Te](Cl)(Cl)([Cl-])([Cl-])Cl
Properties
[NH4]2[TeCl6]
Molar mass 376.38 g·mol−1
AppearanceYellow crystals
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Ammonium hexachlorotellurate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula [NH4]2[TeCl6]. [1] [2]

Physical properties

The compound forms yellow octahedral crystals about 0.1 mm (0.0039 in) diameter, decomposes gradually in air. The compound contains the ammonium cations [NH4]+ and hexachlorotellurate(IV) anions [TeCl6]2−. [3]

References

  1. Kume, Yoshio; Mlyazaki, Yuji; Matsuo, Takasuke; Suga, Hiroshi (1 October 1992). "Low temperature heat capacities of ammonium hexachlorotellurate and its deuterated analogue" . Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids . 53 (10): 1297–1304. doi:10.1016/0022-3697(92)90249-D. ISSN   0022-3697 . Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. "Ammonium Hexachlorotellurate(IV)". American Elements . Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. Brauer, George (1963). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry (2nd ed.). NewYork: Academic Press. pp. 444–445.