Apparently tellurium breath is an effective way to make sure that nobody can stay in the same room with you, and it can persist for months. Selenium can also make your breath smell but if it reaches that point, you've been poisoned. In both cases, it's the dimethyl compound that's the culprit, and dimethyl sulfide also stinks. The oxygen equivalent, dimethyl ether apparently smells rather pleasant.
I believe it's the same with water (hydrogen oxide) and the other hydrogen chalcogenides with the odor worsening with a heavier chalcogen starting with hydrogen sulfide (rotten eggs) to hydrogen selenide (rotten horseradish or leeks) and finally hydrogen telluride (rotten garlic), thank goodness oxygen doesn't follow in the stench trend! 😂😂😂😂
Thank you, it was the most complete documentary on this element out here. I am here because I heard Tellurium is mined by Canadian companies here in Bulgaria...
Boris, I looked that up, and the concentration of Tellurium in the Copper deposits in Bulgaria are fairly high compared with other mines. Thanks for the info! Doing these videos allows me to really explore interesting areas. Reference below. pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1802/r/pp1802r.pdf
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I have noticed a trend lately. Progressive trance D.J.s are naming their songs after elements in the periodic table. So nice to see the elements promoted by pop culture.
@@ronhipschman Not a band name but on the Monstrance album: track list- 01 Alloy Ceremony 02 Live At The Chrome Cathedral 03 Midas In Reverse 04 Irkutsk 05 Praseodymium
When talking about the melting/boiling points and low conductivity, a good use for Tellurium is welding. It's basically rainex for slag and stray droplets of molten metal at just .01% of the mixture. Also, will confirm Tellurium and garlic essence for days cause I was lazy and didn't take off my gloves before tearing into some Doritos from the vending machine lol
Telanis, Thanks for the additional info about the non-whetability (is that even a word?) of Tellurium. I'll have to look that up and get some more information in case I re-do that video. Ron
I find it hard to believe that tellurium is part of the same group as oxygen (the chalcogen group) as the two elements seem nothing alike other than having six valence electrons like oxygen is a strong oxidizer whereas tellurium (along with sulfur and selenium) is not. I can seem similarities between the halogens fluorine and iodine but not of the chalcogens oxygen and tellurium.
I think the chalcogens should've been called the "bromogens" (from the words "Bromos" being Greek for "stink" ang "-gen" being Greek for "to produce") since elements of this group (excluding oxygen of course) tend to make foul smelling compounds! 🤢🤢😷😷😷😷 We can see that odor trend with water (hydrogen oxide) and the other hydrogen chalcogenides for example with the odor worsening with a heavier chalcogen replacing the lighter one beginning with water (no odor), to hydrogen sulfide (rotten eggs) to hydrogen selenide (rotten horseradish or leeks) and finally hydrogen telluride (rotten garlic), thank goodness oxygen doesn't follow in the stench trend! 😂😂😂😂
How do you know that Oxygen doesn't follow the trend, and we've evolved and adapted to the smell? Maybe we need a "Periodic Table of the Smells"? ("Smellements" ?) Ron
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Apparently tellurium breath is an effective way to make sure that nobody can stay in the same room with you, and it can persist for months. Selenium can also make your breath smell but if it reaches that point, you've been poisoned. In both cases, it's the dimethyl compound that's the culprit, and dimethyl sulfide also stinks. The oxygen equivalent, dimethyl ether apparently smells rather pleasant.
Syd,
Thanks for the additional chemical info about Tellurium (and the other chalcogens!)
Ron
I believe it's the same with water (hydrogen oxide) and the other hydrogen chalcogenides with the odor worsening with a heavier chalcogen starting with hydrogen sulfide (rotten eggs) to hydrogen selenide (rotten horseradish or leeks) and finally hydrogen telluride (rotten garlic), thank goodness oxygen doesn't follow in the stench trend! 😂😂😂😂
Thank you, it was the most complete documentary on this element out here. I am here because I heard Tellurium is mined by Canadian companies here in Bulgaria...
Boris, I looked that up, and the concentration of Tellurium in the Copper deposits in Bulgaria are fairly high compared with other mines. Thanks for the info! Doing these videos allows me to really explore interesting areas. Reference below.
pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1802/r/pp1802r.pdf
Most underrated ('chemistry') channel i've seen. Keep up the detailed analysis, as encyclopedic knowledge and it's practical consequences makes up the World and technology.
If Ron had personal public stocks or crypto, i'd invest)))
Vitalijs,
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I have noticed a trend lately. Progressive trance D.J.s are naming their songs after elements in the periodic table. So nice to see the elements promoted by pop culture.
Is there a progressive trance band named "Praseodymium"? That would be extraordinary and I can't wait to find out!
@@ronhipschman Not a band name but on the Monstrance album: track list-
01 Alloy Ceremony
02 Live At The Chrome Cathedral
03 Midas In Reverse
04 Irkutsk
05 Praseodymium
Well done!
I am going to watch your playlist, thank you "Sir"
Truth (hope you don't mind my using your first name...),
Enjoy the playlist! Try the "Full Spectrum Science" playlist too!
Ron
When talking about the melting/boiling points and low conductivity, a good use for Tellurium is welding. It's basically rainex for slag and stray droplets of molten metal at just .01% of the mixture.
Also, will confirm Tellurium and garlic essence for days cause I was lazy and didn't take off my gloves before tearing into some Doritos from the vending machine lol
Telanis,
Thanks for the additional info about the non-whetability (is that even a word?) of Tellurium. I'll have to look that up and get some more information in case I re-do that video.
Ron
One question: I have tellurium in ores, with what acid can I extract the tellurium?
I find it hard to believe that tellurium is part of the same group as oxygen (the chalcogen group) as the two elements seem nothing alike other than having six valence electrons like oxygen is a strong oxidizer whereas tellurium (along with sulfur and selenium) is not.
I can seem similarities between the halogens fluorine and iodine but not of the chalcogens oxygen and tellurium.
It's more a matter of valence, I believe.
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I think the chalcogens should've been called the "bromogens" (from the words "Bromos" being Greek for "stink" ang "-gen" being Greek for "to produce") since elements of this group (excluding oxygen of course) tend to make foul smelling compounds! 🤢🤢😷😷😷😷
We can see that odor trend with water (hydrogen oxide) and the other hydrogen chalcogenides for example with the odor worsening with a heavier chalcogen replacing the lighter one beginning with water (no odor), to hydrogen sulfide (rotten eggs) to hydrogen selenide (rotten horseradish or leeks) and finally hydrogen telluride (rotten garlic), thank goodness oxygen doesn't follow in the stench trend! 😂😂😂😂
How do you know that Oxygen doesn't follow the trend, and we've evolved and adapted to the smell? Maybe we need a "Periodic Table of the Smells"? ("Smellements" ?)
Ron
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