Hydrogen telluride

Hydrogen telluride, also known as hydrotelluric acid, tellane, or tellurium hydride, is a chemical compound. It is also an acid. Its chemical formula is H2Te. It contains hydrogen and telluride ions.

Properties
Hydrogen telluride is a toxic reactive gas. It easily decomposes to hydrogen and tellurium. It also burns in air to make tellurium dioxide and water. It has a very bad smell of decayed garlic. It is almost as acidic as phosphoric acid. It reacts with some metals and metal oxides to make tellurides.

Preparation
It is made by adding a strong acid to a telluride, such as sodium telluride.

Uses
Hydrogen telluride does not have many uses because it is very toxic and unstable.

Related pages
Aluminium telluride
Sodium tellurite

Sources

Category:Tellurium compounds
Category:Binary acids