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Also known as Se, element 34, 34Se

عنصر شیمیایی با نماد Se و عدد اتمی ۳۴

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Selenium is a chemical element with the symbol Se and atomic number 34. Its standard chemical formula is Se, and it has a mass of 78.971. The element was discovered in 1817. It exhibits oxidation states of -2, 1, 2, and 4, and has an electronegativity of 2.55. The ionic radius is 0.50.

Physical properties include a density of 4.28, a melting point of 392, and a boiling point of 1265. The vapor pressure is 0. Safety guidelines list a time-weighted average exposure limit of 0.2 and an immediately dangerous to life or health value of 1. The NIOSH Pocket Guide ID is 0550. In digital text, it is represented by the Unicode character "硒".

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Chemical data

Formula: Se
Molecular weight: 78.97 g/mol
IUPAC name: selenium
SMILES: [Se]
InChIKey: BUGBHKTXTAQXES-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area: 0 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 0
Formal charge: 0

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Research

50,303 papers

Effects and Impact of Selenium on Human Health, A Review.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Bai S, Zhang M, Tang S et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules30010050
Selenium.ReviewJournal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology · 1999Barceloux DGDOI: 10.1081/clt-100102417
Selenium-More than Just a Fortuitous Sulfur Substitute in Redox Biology.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Maia LB, Maiti BK, Moura I et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010120
Selenium Biofortification: A Dual-Edged Sword of Nutrition and Contamination Risk.ReviewComprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2025Xi Z, Chen C, Zhu D et al.DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.70345
Selenium and brain aging: A comprehensive review with a focus on hippocampal neurogenesis.ReviewAgeing research reviews · 2025Daneshpour A, Leite MEN, Wagner KH et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2025.102898
Research Progress of Selenium-Enriched Foods.ReviewNutrients · 2023Chen Z, Lu Y, Dun X et al.DOI: 10.3390/nu15194189
Selenium action in neuro-oncology.ReviewBiological trace element research · 2014Yakubov E, Buchfelder M, Eyüpoglu IY et al.DOI: 10.1007/s12011-014-0111-8
Selenium.ReviewJournal of dairy science · 1970Hogue DEDOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(70)86356-1

Wikidata facts

Subclass of: group 16
Part of: group 16
Named after: Moon
Material used: selenide minerals
Mass: 78.971
Image: Selen 1.jpg

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element symbol: Se
Commons category: Selenium
topic's main category: Category:Selenium
atomic number: 34
electronegativity: 2.55
oxidation state: 6
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID: 0550
density: 4.28
immediately dangerous to life or health: 1
Commons gallery: Selenium
melting point: 392
boiling point: 1265
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
vapor pressure: 0
time-weighted average exposure limit: 0.2
canonical SMILES: [Se]
chemical formula: Se
location of discovery: Stockholm
medical condition treated: nutritional deficiency disease
discoverer or inventor: Johan Gottlieb Gahn
time of discovery or invention: 1817-00-00
Unicode character: 硒
found in taxon: Hedysarum
ionic radius: 0.42

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