April 2020
Intermediate to advanced
296 pages
5h 20m
English

Tellurium, you’ve help’d improve steel’s work-ability,
But tell us ’bout your garlic breath . . . di-CH3 Te!
Your solar cells catch lots of rays,
Your minibars chill chardonnays.
Your weight is more than I next door; ’midst anode muds you’ll be.
GROUP 16 METALLOID
Tellurium is a very rare element that exists as either a metallic-looking, silvery-gray solid or as a dark gray powder. One of its more prominent uses is as an additive to stainless steel, helping to make the steel more workable and amenable to being machined.
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