Tellurium

Original source: Filella, M., May, P.M., 2019. The aqueous chemistry of tellurium: critically-selected equilibrium constants for the low-molecular-weight inorganic species. Environmental Chemistry 16, 289–295.

Best stability constant values for tellurium species, 25 °C and I 0 mol L^-1:

Reaction	log K
Te^2– + H⁺ = HTe^–	11.81
HTe^– + H⁺ = H₂Te	2.476
TeO₃^2– + H⁺ = HTeO₃^–	9.928
HTeO₃^– + H⁺ = H₂TeO₃	6.445
H₂TeO₃ + H⁺ = Te(OH)₃⁺	2.415
TeO₂(s) + H₂O = H₂TeO₃	–4.709
TeO₂(OH)₄^2– + H⁺ = TeO(OH)₅^–	10.83
TeO(OH)₅^– + H⁺ = Te(OH)₆	7.696
2 Te(OH)₆ = Te₂O(OH)₁₁^– + H⁺	–6.929
Te(0) + 2 e^– = Te^2–	–38.43
H₂TeO₃ + 4 H⁺ + 4 e– = Te(0) + 3 H₂O	41.09
Te(OH)₆ + 2 H⁺ + 2 e^– = TeO₂(s) + 4 H₂O	34.52

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