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Europium(II) telluride is an inorganic compound of europium and tellurium, with the chemical formula EuTe.

Preparation

Europium(II) telluride can be prepared by the reaction of europium and tellurium at 500–1000 °C.^[3]

Eu + Te → EuTe

The compound can also be prepared by reacting europium(II) hydride and tellurium in a stream of hydrogen at 600–850 °C:^[3]

EuH₂ + Te → EuTe + H₂

Europium(II) telluride is a black antiferromagnetic^[4] solid^[2] with a cubic crystal structure^[1] of the NaCl-type.^[5]

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