H2Te
Hydrogen telluride (H2Te) is a dihydrogen telluride, the heavier hydride of tellurium. It is a colorless, highly volatile and highly toxic gas at room temperature. It belongs to the family of hydrogen chalcogenides, analogous to H2S and H2Se, but with tellurium at the center.
The molecule has a bent geometry with the tellurium atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms; the H–Te–H
H2Te is not known to occur naturally and is primarily prepared in controlled laboratory contexts. It is
In practice, H2Te is of interest mainly to researchers studying tellurium chemistry and as a reactive precursor