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    Selenium, tellurium and their compounds

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    11.
    4.
    1 Elemental substances of selenium and tellurium

    There are several allotropes in both selenium and tellurium.
    Selenium includes gray selenium, red selenium and amorphous selenium, among which gray selenium is the most stable
    .


    Selenium is a typical semiconductor, and its conductivity can increase thousands of times under light


    Selenium and tellurium are toxic, their chemical properties similar to S, S but not as active
    .

    11.
    4.
    2 Compounds of Selenium and Phosphorus

    1.
    a hydride

    Both H 2 Se and H 2 Te are colorless gases with extremely unpleasant odors, and both are more toxic than H2S
    .

    H 2 Se and H 2 Te are unstable, and the stability of the hydrides of these elements decreases in the order of H 2 O, H 2 S, H 2 Se, and H 2 Te
    .


    The standard free energy of formation of H 2 Se and H 2 Te are both positive


    H 2 Se and H 2 Te was dissolved in water to form sulfuric acid and hydrogen hydrogen selenate, their acidic than H 2 S strong
    .

    Metal selenide and dilute compounds can generate H 2 Se and H 2 Te by hydrolyzing or reacting with dilute acid
    .



    2.


    Dioxide and oxyacid

    Both SeO 2 and TeO 2 are white solids, and both can be obtained by burning simple substances in air, or by burning hydrides in air
    .

    SeO 2 and TeO 2 are more oxidizing than SO 2 and are medium-strength oxidants.
    They can oxidize H 2 S, HI, etc.
    to form elemental S, I 2 and so on
    .


    When they encounter strong oxidants, they can also be oxidized to the highest price


    SeO 2 is dissolved in water to generate selenite H 2 SeO 3 , H 2 SeO 3 is a weak dibasic acid (K Θ a 1 =2.
    40×10 -3 , K Θ a2=5.
    01×10 -9 )
    .


    TeO 2 is not soluble in water.


    3.
    Trioxide and oxyacid

    SeO 3 is a white solid, which can easily absorb water to generate selenic acid H 2 SeO 4
    .

    TeO 3 is an orange solid, hardly soluble in water, dilute acid and dilute strong base, but soluble in strong base to form phosphate
    .

    TeO 3 +2KOH (concentrated)=K 2 TeO 4 +H 2 O

    H 2 SeO 4 is similar to H 2 SO 4 , it is a strong dibasic acid, the first step is completely dissociated, and the second step is the dissociation constant K Θ a2=2.
    2×10 -2
    .


    And H 6 TeO 6 is very acidic (K Θ a1=2.


    The oxidizing order of oxyacids with the highest oxidation number is H 2 SeO 4 > H 6 TeO 6 > H 2 SO 4 , and H 2 SeO 4 can oxidize Cl -
    .



     

     

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