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Te

Tellurium

Z 
52
Mass 
127.6
Lifeforce 
Water
A solar panel on a flat roof is tilted toward the afternoon sun.
Plate · Tellurium Tellurium, named after the Earth, quietly turns sunlight into electricity.

Receptive water: receives, completes, draws toward wholeness. Hungers for what makes it whole. Bound, becomes the conductor of life's processes.

Born in supernova explosions, the death of massive stars scattering their innards across the galaxy.

Family portrait: this element's own portrait is not written yet. Mendeleev left gaps; we label ours.

Tool · Cosmic origin

Where your atoms come from

Te · Supernova

Born in supernova explosions, the death of massive stars scattering their innards across the galaxy.

65 of the 118 elements share this origin.

Choose a stage: click, or arrow keys. · Cosmic nucleosynthesis · current standard model

Tool · Periodic table

Your place in the system

  • Fire
  • Water
  • Air
  • Earth
  • Source

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