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polonium vs sulfur vs tellurium

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polonium (chemical element) | sulfur (chemical element) | tellurium (chemical element)
polonium (chemical element) | sulfur (chemical element) | tellurium (chemical element)

Periodic table location

Periodic table location
Periodic table location

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Basic elemental properties

 | polonium | sulfur | tellurium atomic symbol | Po | S | Te atomic number | 84 | 16 | 52 short electronic configuration | [Xe]6s^24f^145d^106p^4 | [Ne]3s^23p^4 | [Kr]5s^24d^105p^4 Aufbau diagram | 6p  5d  4f  6s | 3p  3s | 5p  4d  5s  block | p | p | p group | 16 | 16 | 16 period | 6 | 3 | 5 atomic mass | 209 u | 32.06 u | 127.6 u half-life | 102 yr | (stable) | (stable)
| polonium | sulfur | tellurium atomic symbol | Po | S | Te atomic number | 84 | 16 | 52 short electronic configuration | [Xe]6s^24f^145d^106p^4 | [Ne]3s^23p^4 | [Kr]5s^24d^105p^4 Aufbau diagram | 6p 5d 4f 6s | 3p 3s | 5p 4d 5s block | p | p | p group | 16 | 16 | 16 period | 6 | 3 | 5 atomic mass | 209 u | 32.06 u | 127.6 u half-life | 102 yr | (stable) | (stable)

Thermodynamic properties

 | polonium | sulfur | tellurium phase at STP | solid | solid | solid melting point | 254 °C | 115.21 °C | 449.51 °C boiling point | 962 °C | 444.72 °C | 988 °C critical temperature | | 1314 K |  critical pressure | | 20.7 MPa |  molar heat of fusion | 13 kJ/mol | 1.73 kJ/mol | 17.5 kJ/mol molar heat of vaporization | 100 kJ/mol | 9.8 kJ/mol | 48 kJ/mol specific heat at STP | | 705 J/(kg K) | 201 J/(kg K) (properties at standard conditions)
| polonium | sulfur | tellurium phase at STP | solid | solid | solid melting point | 254 °C | 115.21 °C | 449.51 °C boiling point | 962 °C | 444.72 °C | 988 °C critical temperature | | 1314 K | critical pressure | | 20.7 MPa | molar heat of fusion | 13 kJ/mol | 1.73 kJ/mol | 17.5 kJ/mol molar heat of vaporization | 100 kJ/mol | 9.8 kJ/mol | 48 kJ/mol specific heat at STP | | 705 J/(kg K) | 201 J/(kg K) (properties at standard conditions)

Material properties

 | polonium | sulfur | tellurium density | 9.196 g/cm^3 | 1.96 g/cm^3 | 6.24 g/cm^3 liquid density | | 1.819 g/cm^3 | 5.7 g/cm^3 molar volume | 22.7 cm^3/mol | 16.36 cm^3/mol | 20.45 cm^3/mol Mohs hardness | | 2 (≈ gypsum) | 2.25 (between gypsum and calcite) Brinell hardness | | | 180 MPa bulk modulus | | 7.7 GPa | 65 GPa shear modulus | | | 16 GPa Young's modulus | | | 43 GPa ultimate tensile strength | | | 11 MPa refractive index | | 1.001111 | 1.000991 sound speed | | | 2610 m/s thermal conductivity | | 0.205 W/(m K) | 3 W/(m K) (properties at standard conditions)
| polonium | sulfur | tellurium density | 9.196 g/cm^3 | 1.96 g/cm^3 | 6.24 g/cm^3 liquid density | | 1.819 g/cm^3 | 5.7 g/cm^3 molar volume | 22.7 cm^3/mol | 16.36 cm^3/mol | 20.45 cm^3/mol Mohs hardness | | 2 (≈ gypsum) | 2.25 (between gypsum and calcite) Brinell hardness | | | 180 MPa bulk modulus | | 7.7 GPa | 65 GPa shear modulus | | | 16 GPa Young's modulus | | | 43 GPa ultimate tensile strength | | | 11 MPa refractive index | | 1.001111 | 1.000991 sound speed | | | 2610 m/s thermal conductivity | | 0.205 W/(m K) | 3 W/(m K) (properties at standard conditions)

Electromagnetic properties

 | polonium | sulfur | tellurium electrical type | conductor | insulator | semiconductor resistivity | 4.3×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters) | 1×10^15 Ω m (ohm meters) | 1×10^-4 Ω m (ohm meters) electrical conductivity | 2.3×10^6 S/m (siemens per meter) | 1×10^-15 S/m (siemens per meter) | 10000 S/m (siemens per meter) magnetic type | | diamagnetic | diamagnetic volume magnetic susceptibility | | -1.22×10^-5 | -2.43×10^-5 mass magnetic susceptibility | | -6.2×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) | -3.9×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) molar magnetic susceptibility | | -1.99×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) | -4.98×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) work function | | | 4.95 eV (Polycrystalline) threshold frequency | | | 1.197×10^15 Hz (hertz) color | (silver) | (yellow) | (silver) refractive index | | 1.001111 | 1.000991
| polonium | sulfur | tellurium electrical type | conductor | insulator | semiconductor resistivity | 4.3×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters) | 1×10^15 Ω m (ohm meters) | 1×10^-4 Ω m (ohm meters) electrical conductivity | 2.3×10^6 S/m (siemens per meter) | 1×10^-15 S/m (siemens per meter) | 10000 S/m (siemens per meter) magnetic type | | diamagnetic | diamagnetic volume magnetic susceptibility | | -1.22×10^-5 | -2.43×10^-5 mass magnetic susceptibility | | -6.2×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) | -3.9×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) molar magnetic susceptibility | | -1.99×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) | -4.98×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) work function | | | 4.95 eV (Polycrystalline) threshold frequency | | | 1.197×10^15 Hz (hertz) color | (silver) | (yellow) | (silver) refractive index | | 1.001111 | 1.000991

Reactivity

 | polonium | sulfur | tellurium valence | 6 | 6 | 6 electronegativity | 2 | 2.58 | 2.1 electron affinity | 183.3 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 200 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 190.2 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) first ionization energy | 812.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 999.6 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 869.3 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) ionization energies | 812.1 kJ/mol | 999.6 kJ/mol | 2252 kJ/mol | 3357 kJ/mol | 4556 kJ/mol | 7004.3 kJ/mol | 8495.8 kJ/mol | 27107 kJ/mol | 31719 kJ/mol | 36621 kJ/mol | 43177 kJ/mol | 869.3 kJ/mol | 1790 kJ/mol | 2698 kJ/mol | 3610 kJ/mol | 5668 kJ/mol | 6820 kJ/mol | 13200 kJ/mol
| polonium | sulfur | tellurium valence | 6 | 6 | 6 electronegativity | 2 | 2.58 | 2.1 electron affinity | 183.3 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 200 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 190.2 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) first ionization energy | 812.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 999.6 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | 869.3 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) ionization energies | 812.1 kJ/mol | 999.6 kJ/mol | 2252 kJ/mol | 3357 kJ/mol | 4556 kJ/mol | 7004.3 kJ/mol | 8495.8 kJ/mol | 27107 kJ/mol | 31719 kJ/mol | 36621 kJ/mol | 43177 kJ/mol | 869.3 kJ/mol | 1790 kJ/mol | 2698 kJ/mol | 3610 kJ/mol | 5668 kJ/mol | 6820 kJ/mol | 13200 kJ/mol
Reactivity
Reactivity

Atomic properties

 | polonium | sulfur | tellurium term symbol | ^3P_2 | ^3P_2 | ^3P_2 atomic radius | 190 pm | 100 pm | 140 pm covalent radius | 140 pm | 105 pm | 138 pm van der Waals radius | | 180 pm | 206 pm (electronic ground state properties)
| polonium | sulfur | tellurium term symbol | ^3P_2 | ^3P_2 | ^3P_2 atomic radius | 190 pm | 100 pm | 140 pm covalent radius | 140 pm | 105 pm | 138 pm van der Waals radius | | 180 pm | 206 pm (electronic ground state properties)

Abundances

 | polonium | sulfur | tellurium universe abundance | | 0.05 mass% | 9×10^-7 mass% solar abundance | | 0.04 mass% |  meteorite abundance | | 4 mass% | 2.1×10^-4 mass% crust abundance | | 0.042 mass% | 9.9×10^-8 mass% ocean abundance | 2×10^-18 mass% | 0.093 mass% |  human abundance | 0 mass% | 0.2 mass% |  universe molar abundance | | 0.002 mol% | 9×10^-9 mol% solar molar abundance | | 9.9×10^-4 mol% |  meteorite molar abundance | | 2.2 mol% | 3×10^-5 mol% ocean molar abundance | 6×10^-6 mol% | 0.018 mol% |  crust molar abundance | | 0.027 mol% | 2×10^-8 mol% human molar abundance | 0 mol% | 0.039 mol% |
| polonium | sulfur | tellurium universe abundance | | 0.05 mass% | 9×10^-7 mass% solar abundance | | 0.04 mass% | meteorite abundance | | 4 mass% | 2.1×10^-4 mass% crust abundance | | 0.042 mass% | 9.9×10^-8 mass% ocean abundance | 2×10^-18 mass% | 0.093 mass% | human abundance | 0 mass% | 0.2 mass% | universe molar abundance | | 0.002 mol% | 9×10^-9 mol% solar molar abundance | | 9.9×10^-4 mol% | meteorite molar abundance | | 2.2 mol% | 3×10^-5 mol% ocean molar abundance | 6×10^-6 mol% | 0.018 mol% | crust molar abundance | | 0.027 mol% | 2×10^-8 mol% human molar abundance | 0 mol% | 0.039 mol% |