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| Name = Hydrogen telluride
| ImageFileL1 = Hydrogen-telluride-2D-dimensions.png | Name = Hydrogen telluride
| ImageFile = Hydrogen telluride.png
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| ImageNameL1 = Structural diagram of the hydrogen telluride molecule
| ImageFileR1 = Hydrogen-telluride-3D-vdW.png | ImageCaption = Liquid hydrogen telluride in a test tube
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| ImageNameR1 = Space-filling model of the hydrogen telluride molecule | ImageName1 = Structural diagram of the hydrogen telluride molecule
| IUPACName = hydrogen telluride | ImageFile2 = Hydrogen-telluride-3D-vdW.svg
| ImageName2 = Space-filling model of the hydrogen telluride molecule
| OtherNames = hydrotelluric acid<br />tellane<br />tellurium hydride
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| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
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| CASNo = 7783-09-7
| IUPACName = hydrogen telluride
| PubChem = 21765
| OtherNames = hydrotelluric acid<br />tellane<br />tellurium hydride<br />dihydrogen telluride
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| PubChem = 21765
| EINECS = 236-813-4
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| StdInChI = 1S/H2Te/h1H2
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| Formula = H<sub>2</sub>Te | Formula = H<sub>2</sub>Te
| MolarMass = 129.6158 g mol<sup>−1</sup> | MolarMass = 129.6158 g mol<sup>−1</sup>
| Appearance = colourless gas | Appearance = colourless gas
| Odor = Pungent, resembles rotting garlic or leeks
| Density = 3.310 g/cm<sup>3</sup>, gas <br> 2.57 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (-20 °C, liquid) | Density = 3.310 g/L, gas <br> 2.57 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (−20 °C, liquid)
| Solubility = 0.70 g/100 mL | Solubility = 0.70 g/100 mL
| MeltingPt = −49 °C <ref>{{RubberBible87th}}</ref>
| MeltingPtC = −49
| BoilingPt = −2.2 °C (unstable above -2 °C)
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| pKa = 2.6
| BoilingPtC = −2.2
| BoilingPt_notes = (unstable above −2 °C)
| ConjugateAcid = Telluronium
| ConjugateBase = ]
| pKa = 2.6
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| RPhrases = | NFPA-H = 4
| SPhrases = | NFPA-F = 4
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'''Hydrogen telluride''' is the ] with the formula ]<sub>2</sub>]. The simplest hydride of ], it is rarely encountered because of it decomposes rapidly to the constituent elements. Most compounds with Te-H bonds (]s) are unstable with respect to loss of H<sub>2</sub>. H<sub>2</sub>Te is chemically and structurally similar to ], both are acidic. The H-Te-H angle is about 90°. Volatile tellurium compounds often have unpleasant odours, reminiscent of decayed leeks or garlic.<ref name=Greenwood>Greenwood, N. N.; & Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd Edn.), Oxford:Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-3365-4.</ref> '''Hydrogen telluride''' is the ] with the formula ]<sub>2</sub>]. A ] and the simplest hydride of ], it is a colorless gas. Although unstable in ambient air, the gas can exist long enough to be readily detected by the odour of rotting garlic at extremely low concentrations; or by the revolting odour of rotting ] at somewhat higher concentrations. Most compounds with Te–H bonds (]s) are unstable with respect to loss of H<sub>2</sub>. H<sub>2</sub>Te is chemically and structurally similar to ], both are acidic. The H–Te–H angle is about 90°. Volatile tellurium compounds often have unpleasant odours, reminiscent of decayed leeks or garlic.<ref name=Greenwood>Greenwood, N. N.; & Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd Edn.), Oxford:Butterworth-Heinemann. {{ISBN|0-7506-3365-4}}.</ref>


==Synthesis== ==Synthesis==
Electrolytic methods have been developed.<ref name=Brauer>F. Fehér, "Hydrogen Telluride" in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Edited by G. Brauer, Academic Press, 1963, NY. Vol. 1. pp. 438.</ref>
H<sub>2</sub>Te is prepared by the acidification of salts of Te<sup>2−</sup>, such as Al<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub> and Na<sub>2</sub>Te.<ref name="petragnani">{{cite book

H<sub>2</sub>Te can also be prepared by hydrolysis of the telluride derivatives of electropositive metals.<ref>Shriver, Atkins. Inorganic Chemistry, Fifth Edition. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 2010; pp 407.</ref> The typical hydrolysis is that of ]:

:Al<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub> + 6 H<sub>2</sub>O → 2 Al(OH)<sub>3</sub> + 3 H<sub>2</sub>Te

Other salts of Te<sup>2−</sup> such as MgTe and ] can also be used. Na<sub>2</sub>Te can be made by the reaction of Na and Te in anhydrous ].<ref name="petragnani">{{cite book
| title = Tellurium in organic synthesis | title = Tellurium in organic synthesis
| series = Best synthetic methods | series = Best synthetic methods
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| publisher = Academic Press | publisher = Academic Press
| year = 2007 | year = 2007
| isbn = 0080453104 | isbn = 978-0-08-045310-1
| page = 6 | page = 6
}}</ref> Na<sub>2</sub>Te can be generated by the reaction of Na and Te in anhydrous ]. The intermediate in the acidification, {{chem|HTe|-}} is a stable anion. Sodium hydrogen telluride, NaHTe, can be made by reducing tellurium with ].<ref name="petragnani"/> }}</ref> The intermediate in the hydrolysis, {{chem|HTe|-}}, can be isolated as salts as well. NaHTe can be made by reducing tellurium with ].<ref name="petragnani"/>

Hydrogen telluride cannot be efficiently prepared from its constituent elements, in contrast to H<sub>2</sub>Se.<ref name=Brauer/>


==Properties== ==Properties==
{{chem|H|2|Te}} is an ] compound, unstable in air and easily oxidised to water and elemental tellurium:<ref name="wiberg2001">{{cite book {{chem|H|2|Te}} is an ] compound, degrading to the elements at room temperature:
: {{chem|H|2|Te}} → {{chem|H|2}} + Te
Light accelerates the decomposition. It is unstable in air, being oxidized to water and elemental tellurium:<ref name="wiberg2001">{{cite book
| title = Inorganic chemistry | title = Inorganic chemistry
| author = Egon Wiberg | author = Egon Wiberg
| author2 = Arnold Frederick Holleman | author2 = Arnold Frederick Holleman
| editor = Nils Wiberg | editor = Nils Wiberg
| other = translated by Mary Eagleson | translator = Mary Eagleson
| publisher = Academic Press | publisher = Academic Press
| year = 2001 | year = 2001
| isbn = 0123526515 | isbn = 0-12-352651-5
| page = 589 | page = 589
}}</ref> }}</ref>

:2 {{chem|H|2|Te}} + {{chem|O|2}} → 2 {{chem|H|2|O}} + 2 Te :2 {{chem|H|2|Te}} + {{chem|O|2}} → 2 {{chem|H|2|O}} + 2 Te


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