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Selenium

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Selenium structure

Selenium 

structure
  • CAS No:

    7782-49-2

  • Formula:

    Se

  • Chemical Name:

    Selenium

  • Synonyms:

    Selenium;C.I. 77805;B-TRAXIM Se;Selenium (Se);Selsaf 2000;Serendipita MKCA6-3;95788-45-7;11125-23-8;11133-88-3;12640-29-8;12640-30-1;12641-96-2;12733-65-2;37256-19-2;37258-85-8;37276-15-6;37368-02-8;50954-17-1;51882-60-1

  • Categories:

    Inorganic Chemistry  >  Elementary Substance

Description

Selenium is a nonmetal (or semimetallic) element (also referred to as a metalloid). It belongs to Group 16 (Group VIA) of the periodic table, located between sulfur and tellurium.

The chemical properties of selenium are similar to sulfur. Selenium combines with metals and many nonmetals directly or in aqueous solution. It does not react directly with hydrogen fluoride or hydrogen chloride but decomposes hydrogen iodide to liberate iodine and yield hydrogen selenide. The selenides r

Selenium Basic Attributes

78.96

79.917

231-194-7

28049090

Characteristics

0

5

White to creamy white powder

4.8 g/cm3

170-217 °C

685 °C

H2O: Insoluble

Storage temperature: no restrictions.

<1 Pa (20 °C)

Intravenous-rat LD50: 6 mg/kg; inhalation-rat LDL0: 33 mg/m3/8 hours

Combustible at high temperature; selenium oxide fumes are released in the fire

During attempted conversion of recovered selenium metal to the dioxide by heating in oxygen, a vigorous explosion occurred. This was attributed to selenium-catalysed oxidation traces of organic impurities in the selenium. Oxidation of recovered selenium with nitric acid is rendered vigorous by presence of organic impurities, but is a safe procedure.

Safety Information

III

9

UN 3440 6.1/PG 3

2

36/38-53-33-23/25

26-61-45-28-20/21-28A

VS7700000

T

The warehouse is ventilated, low temperature and dry; stored separately from acids, alkalis, food additives

Stable. Incompatible with strong acids, strong oxidizing agents and most common metals. Combustible.

P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P301+P310, P304+P340, P311, P314, P321, P330, P403+P233, P405, P501

H301

Toxicity

most toxic

Selenium Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

Using metallic selenium as raw material, it is refined after regional melting, and the purity of high-purity selenium is 99.999%.

Uses

Catalyst for Kjeldahl nitrogen determination, inorganic dehydrogenation agent. It is used for manufacturing semiconductor materials, photometers, photocells and other optical instruments, rectifiers, selenium photosensitive plates, copying toner cartridges, alloys, enamels and glass. Used for ICP-AES, AAS, AFS, ICP-MS, ion chromatography, etc. Standard solution for titration analysis. Calibration instruments and devices; evaluation methods; working standards; quality assurance/quality control; others.

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Registered Holders

  • GENERAL ELECTRIC CO

    United States United States
    Inactive

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