SILICONVASE

CADMIUM

PROPERTIES

atomic symbol: Cd

atomic number: 48

atomic mass: 112.411

group: trasnition metal

period: 5

electron configuration: [Kr]4d¹⁰5s²

melting point: 321.1 °C

boiling point: 767 °C

room temp. state: solid

color: silvery-white

discoverer: Friedrich Stromeyer

NOTES

🌸 Soft and ductile.

🌸 Found in zinc ores in low concentrations.

🌸 Used in red, orange, and yellow pigments for paints or to color glass.

🌸 Used in nickel-cadmium batteries.

🌸 Can be used as anode to protect another metal.

🌸 Highly toxic.

ETYMOLOGY

Cadmia/kadmeia ("calamine/zinc carbonate" in Latin/Greek, derived from the Greek mythological character Cadmus), ium (Latin suffix for metal).

COMPOUNDS