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34 Se 78.9718 u

Element 34 · Solid at room temperature

Selenium

Nonmetals

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Se

Selenium is a chemical element with symbol Se and atomic number 34. It is a nonmetal with properties that are intermediate between those of its periodic table column-adjacent chalcogen elements sulfur and tellurium. It rarely occurs in its elemental state in nature, or as pure ore compounds.

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Atomic mass

78.9718u

Density

4.81g/cm³

Melts

494 K

Boils

958 K

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Selenium's family

Elements in the same column share their outer-electron count, so they behave alike.

Source

Discovered by Jöns Jakob Berzelius.

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