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Properties of substance:

selenium

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

gray trigonal crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

Se

Structural formula as text:

Se

Molar/atomic mass: 78.96

Melting point (°C):

217

Boiling point (°C):

685

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

carbon disulphide: 0.065 (20°C) [Ref.]
hydrogen fluoride : insoluble [Ref.]
iodine liquid: soluble [Ref.]
methylene iodide: 1.3 (12°C) [Ref.]
nickel tetracarbonyl: insoluble [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1817
Hardness on the Mohs’ scale: 2

Density:

4.79 (20°C, g/cm3)

Reactions of synthesis:

  1. [Ref.1, Ref.2]
    H2SeO3 + 2SO2 + H2O → Se + 2H2SO4

Reactions:

  1. [Ref.1aster, Ref.2aster]
    Se + 3F2 → SeF6
  2. [Ref.1]
    2K + Se → K2Se
  3. [Ref.1aster]
    Se + 4HNO3 → H2SeO3 + 4NO2 + H2O
    H2SeO3 → SeO2 + H2O
  4. [Ref.1aster]
    Se + O2 → SeO2

Half-life:

6534Se = 33 ms (β+ (100%))
6634Se = 33 ms (β+ (100%))
6734Se = 133 ms (β+ (100%))
6834Se = 35.5 s (β+ (100%))
6934Se = 34.7 s (β+ (100%), β+p (0.045%))
69m34Se = 2.0 μs (internal transition (100%))
69n34Se = 955 ns (internal transition (100%))
7034Se = 41.1 min (β+ (100%))
7134Se = 4.74 min (β+ (100%))
71m34Se = 5.6 μs (internal transition (100%))
71n34Se = 19.0 μs (internal transition (100%))
7234Se = 8.40 d (electron capture (100%))
7334Se = 7.15 h (β+ (100%))
73m34Se = 39.8 min (β+ (27.4%), internal transition (72.6%))
7434Se = stable ( (isotopic abundance 0,89%))
7534Se = 119.779 d (electron capture (100%))
7634Se = stable ( (isotopic abundance 9,37%))
7734Se = stable ( (isotopic abundance 7,63%))
77m34Se = 17.36 s (internal transition (100%))
7834Se = stable ( (isotopic abundance 23,77%))
7934Se = 335 000 y (β- (100%))
79m34Se = 3.92 min (internal transition (about 100%), β- (0.056%))
8034Se = stable ( (isotopic abundance 49,61%))
8134Se = 18.45 min (β- (100%))
81m34Se = 57.28 min (internal transition (about 100%), β- (0.051%))
8234Se = 9.7 · 1019 y (2β- (100%) (isotopic abundance 8,73%))
8334Se = 22.3 min (β- (100%))
83m34Se = 70.1 s (β- (100%))
8434Se = 3.26 min (β- (100%))
8534Se = 31.7 s (β- (100%))
8634Se = 14.3 s (β- (100%))
8734Se = 5.50 s (β- (100%), β-n (0.2%))
8834Se = 1.53 s (β- (100%), β-n (0.67%))
8934Se = 410 ms (β- (100%), β-n (7.8%))
9034Se = 210 ms (β- (100%), β-n (?))
9134Se = 270 ms (β- (100%), β-n (21%))

Vapour pressure (Torr):

0.000000001 (67°C)
0.00000001 (84°C)
0.0000001 (104°C)
0.000001 (121°C)
0.00001 (144°C)
0.0001 (169°C)
0.001 (198°C)
0.0055 (217.4°C)
0.01 (231°C)
0.1 (287°C)
1 (350°C)
10 (428°C)
42 (500°C)
100 (534°C)
550 (660°C)

Surface tension (mN/m):

92.5 (217°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

42.1 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

25.4 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

6.7

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

29

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

223.4 (g)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

176.62 (g)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

20.82 (g)

References:

  1. Seidell A. Solubilities of inorganic and metal organic compounds. - 3ed., vol.1. - New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1940. - pp. 1485-1486
  2. Вредные химические вещества: Неорганические соединения элементов V-VIII групп. Справочник. - Л., 1989. - pp. 269-270 [Russian]
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  8. Редкие и рассеянные элементы. Химия и технология. - Кн. 3. - М.: Мисис, 2003. - pp. 237-241, 266 [Russian]
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