polonium vs sulfur vs selenium vs tellurium

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

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| atomic symbol | atomic number | short electronic configuration polonium | Po | 84 | [Xe]6s^24f^145d^106p^4 sulfur | S | 16 | [Ne]3s^23p^4 selenium | Se | 34 | [Ar]4s^23d^104p^4 tellurium | Te | 52 | [Kr]5s^24d^105p^4 | Aufbau diagram | block | group polonium | 6p 5d 4f 6s | p | 16 sulfur | 3p 3s | p | 16 selenium | 4p 3d 4s | p | 16 tellurium | 5p 4d 5s | p | 16 | period | atomic mass | half-life polonium | 6 | 209 u | 102 yr sulfur | 3 | 32.06 u | (stable) selenium | 4 | 78.971 u | (stable) tellurium | 5 | 127.6 u | (stable)

phase at STP | all | solid melting point | median | 238 °C | highest | 449.51 °C (tellurium) | lowest | 115.21 °C (sulfur) | distribution | boiling point | median | 824 °C | highest | 988 °C (tellurium) | lowest | 444.72 °C (sulfur) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 9.2 kJ/mol | highest | 17.5 kJ/mol (tellurium) | lowest | 1.73 kJ/mol (sulfur) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 37 kJ/mol | highest | 100 kJ/mol (polonium) | lowest | 9.8 kJ/mol (sulfur) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 321.2 J/(kg K) | highest | 705 J/(kg K) (sulfur) | lowest | 201 J/(kg K) (tellurium) (properties at standard conditions)

density | median | 5.529 g/cm^3 | highest | 9.196 g/cm^3 (polonium) | lowest | 1.96 g/cm^3 (sulfur) | distribution | liquid density | median | 3.99 g/cm^3 | highest | 5.7 g/cm^3 (tellurium) | lowest | 1.819 g/cm^3 (sulfur) | distribution | molar volume | median | 18.42 cm^3/mol | highest | 22.7 cm^3/mol (polonium) | lowest | 16.36 cm^3/mol (sulfur) | distribution | Mohs hardness | median | 2 | highest | 2.25 (between gypsum and calcite) (tellurium) | lowest | 2 (≈ gypsum) (sulfur and selenium) Brinell hardness | all | 180 MPa | 736 MPa bulk modulus | median | 8.3 GPa | highest | 65 GPa (tellurium) | lowest | 7.7 GPa (sulfur) Poisson ratio | all | 0.33 ultimate tensile strength | all | 11 MPa refractive index | median | 1.000991 | highest | 1.001111 (sulfur) | lowest | 1.000895 (selenium) thermal conductivity | median | 0.52 W/(m K) | highest | 3 W/(m K) (tellurium) | lowest | 0.205 W/(m K) (sulfur) (properties at standard conditions)

resistivity | median | 1×10^-4 Ω m (ohm meters) | highest | 1×10^15 Ω m (ohm meters) (sulfur) | lowest | 4.3×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters) (polonium) electrical conductivity | median | 10000 S/m (siemens per meter) | highest | 2.3×10^6 S/m (siemens per meter) (polonium) | lowest | 1×10^-15 S/m (siemens per meter) (sulfur) volume magnetic susceptibility | median | -1.93×10^-5 | highest | -1.22×10^-5 (sulfur) | lowest | -2.43×10^-5 (tellurium) | distribution | mass magnetic susceptibility | median | -4×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) | highest | -3.9×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) (tellurium) | lowest | -6.2×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) (sulfur) molar magnetic susceptibility | median | -3.16×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) | highest | -1.99×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) (sulfur) | lowest | -4.98×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) (tellurium) | distribution | work function | all | 4.95 eV | 5.9 eV

valence | median | 6 | highest | 6 (4 elements) | lowest | 6 (4 elements) electronegativity | median | 2.3 | highest | 2.58 (sulfur) | lowest | 2 (polonium) electron affinity | median | 192.6 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | highest | 200 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (sulfur) | lowest | 183.3 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (polonium) | distribution | first ionization energy | median | 905.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | highest | 999.6 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (sulfur) | lowest | 812.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (polonium) | distribution |

term symbol | all | ^3P_2 atomic radius | median | 127 pm | highest | 190 pm (polonium) | lowest | 100 pm (sulfur) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 129 pm | highest | 140 pm (polonium) | lowest | 105 pm (sulfur) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 190 pm | highest | 206 pm (tellurium) | lowest | 180 pm (sulfur) | distribution | (electronic ground state properties)

universe abundance | median | 3×10^-6 mass% | highest | 0.05 mass% (sulfur) | lowest | 9×10^-7 mass% (tellurium) meteorite abundance | median | 0.0013 mass% | highest | 4 mass% (sulfur) | lowest | 2.1×10^-4 mass% (tellurium) crust abundance | median | 5×10^-6 mass% | highest | 0.042 mass% (sulfur) | lowest | 9.9×10^-8 mass% (tellurium) ocean abundance | median | 4.5×10^-8 mass% | highest | 0.093 mass% (sulfur) | lowest | 2×10^-18 mass% (polonium) human abundance | median | 5×10^-6 mass% | highest | 0.2 mass% (sulfur) | lowest | 0 mass% (polonium) universe molar abundance | median | 5×10^-8 mol% | highest | 0.002 mol% (sulfur) | lowest | 9×10^-9 mol% (tellurium) meteorite molar abundance | median | 2.9×10^-4 mol% | highest | 2.2 mol% (sulfur) | lowest | 3×10^-5 mol% (tellurium) ocean molar abundance | median | 6×10^-6 mol% | highest | 0.018 mol% (sulfur) | lowest | 3.5×10^-9 mol% (selenium) crust molar abundance | median | 9.9×10^-7 mol% | highest | 0.027 mol% (sulfur) | lowest | 2×10^-8 mol% (tellurium) human molar abundance | median | 4×10^-7 mol% | highest | 0.039 mol% (sulfur) | lowest | 0 mol% (polonium)