Lithium telluride

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Lithium telluride
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
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ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.032.014 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 235-229-7
  • InChI=1S/2Li.Te
    Key: GKWAQTFPHUTRMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Li][Te][Li]
Properties
Li2Te
Molar mass 141.48 g·mol−1
Appearance Light grey or light yellow crystals[1]
Melting point 1204.5°C[1]
Structure[2]
Calcium fluoride structure (cubic)
Fm3m
a = 0.6517 nm
Related compounds
Other anions
Lithium oxide
Lithium sulfide
Lithium selenide
Lithium polonide
Other cations
Sodium telluride
Potasium telluride
Rubidium telluride
Caesium telluride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Lithium telluride (Li2Te) is an inorganic compound of

solid phases in the lithium-tellurium system.[3] It can be prepared by directly reacting lithium and tellurium in a beryllium oxide crucible at 950°C.[4]

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