Discovery of tellurium

Tellurium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Te and atomic number 52. It is a brittle, mildly toxic, rare, silver-white metalloid. Tellurium is chemically related to selenium and sulfur, all three of which are chalcogens. It is occasionally found in its native form as elemental crystals.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of tellurium and Discovery of tungsten happened in the same year
• Discovery of tellurium happened 4 years before Discovery of strontium
• Discovery of tellurium happened 4 years before Discovery of yttrium
• Discovery of tellurium happened 5 years after Discovery of molybdenum
• Discovery of tellurium happened 6 years before Discovery of zirconium

Timeline

1. Discovery of molybdenum1778
2. Discovery of tellurium (this page)1783
3. Discovery of tungsten1783
4. Discovery of strontium1787
5. Discovery of yttrium1787
6. Discovery of zirconium1789

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of carbon1789
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777