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Gallium compounds: gallium telluride

The gallium in gallium telluride formally is in the oxidation state 2.

Gallium telluride

Formula as often written: GaTe
Hill system formula: Ga₁Te₁
CAS registry number: [12024-14-5]
Formula weight: 197.323
Class: telluride

Synonyms

gallium telluride
gallium(II) telluride

Physical properties

Colour:
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 824°C
Boiling point:
Density: 5440 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in gallium telluride
Element	%
Ga	35.33
Te	64.67

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the GaTe unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Ga₁Te₁

mass  %
189   0.2 
190   0.0 
191   4.9 __
192   1.7 _
193  11.9 ______
194  14.1 _______
195  40.4 ____________________
196   8.6 ____
197  80.7 ________________________________________
198   0.0 
199 100.0 __________________________________________________
200   0.0 
201  40.9 ____________________

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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