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Is tellurium a cation

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No. Transition metals, traditionally, are considered to be the "D" block on the Periodic Table. The alternative definition is those in the "D" block that have incomplete sub-shell "d" = cations....so, this would leave out group 12 (IIB)

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8y ago

No. Tellurium is solid at room temperature.

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No, tellurium is not considered a transition element. It's a metalloid.

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Tellurium is in group 16, the oxygen family and is a metalloid. It forms Te2-.

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A metalloid.

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