General Information
| Symbol: | Cd |
| Atomic Number: | 48 |
| Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass) | 112.411 |
| Group: | 12 (zinc family) |
| IIB (Old IUPAC), IIB (CAS) |
| Period: | 5 |
| Block: | d |
Physical Properties
| Density: | 8.65 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Volume: | 13.1 cm2/mole |
| Atomic Radius: | 1.71 angstroms |
| Covalent Radius: | 148 pm |
| Radioactive: | No |
States
| Melting Point: | 320.9 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 765.0 °C |
| Heat Of Fusion: | 6.07 kJ/mole |
| Heat Of Vaporization: | 99.87 kJ/mole |
Energy
| Electronegativity: | 1.7 (Pauling Scale) |
| Electron Affinity: | -26 kJ/mol |
| 1st Ionization Energy: | 868 kJ/mol |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 0.233 J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 96.8 W·m−1·K−1 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | 2 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 8 18 18 2 |
| Electron Configuration: | [Kr] 4d10 5s2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 5s2 |
History
| Discovered In: | 1817 |
| Discovered By: | Friedrich Strohmeyer |
| Discovered At: | Germany |
| Word Origin: | Somewhat confusingly, from the Latin word "cadmia" meaning "calamine" (zinc carbonate, ZnCO3) and from the Greek word "kadmeia" with the same meaning. |
Translations
| English | Cadmium |
| Deutsch | Kadmium |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Kadmium |
| Nederlands | Cadmium |
| Afrikaans | Kadmium |
| Frysk | Cadmium |
| Dansk | Cadmium or Kadmium |
| Svenska | Kadmium |
| Norsk | Kadmium |
| Íslenska | Kadmín |
| Føroysk | Kadmium |
| Latin | Cadmium |
| Français | Cadmium |
| Español | Cadmio |
| Catalana | Cadmi |
| Occitana | Cadmi |
| Português | Cádmio |
| Galego | Cadmio |
| Italiano | Cadmio |
| Furlan | Cadmi |
| Român | Cadmiu |
| Moldavian | Cadmiu |
| Armãneashte | Cadmiumu |
| Русский | Кадмий |
| Українска | Кадмій |
| by | Кадмій |
| Polska | Kadm |
| Kaszëbsczi | Kadm |
| Čech | Kadmium (Ladík †) |
| Slovenský | Kadmium |
| Slovenščina | Kadmij |
| Hrvatska | Kadmij |
| Српски | Кадмиjум |
| Bosnian | Kadmij |
| Македонски | Кадмиум |
| Български | Кадмий |
| Lietuviškai | Kadmis |
| Lao | Kadmijs |
| Sudovian | Kadmijan |
| Cymraeg | Cadmiwm |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Caidmiam |
| Gàidhlig na h | Caidmiam |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Cadmium |
| Cornish | Cadmyum |
| Brezhoneg | Kadmiom |
| Ελληνική | Καδμιο |
| Shqip | Kadmium |
| Ossetian | Кадмий |
| Euskera | Kadmioa |
| Georgian | კადმიუმი |
| Suomi | Kadmium |
| Eesti | Kaadmium |
| Magyar | Kadmium |
| Türkçe | Kadmiyum |
| Kazakh | Кадмий |
| Uzbek | Кадмий |
| Tajik | Kadmi' |
| Mongolian | Кадми |
| 日本語 | カドミウム [kadomiumu] |
| 中国话 | 鎘 |
| ไทย | แคดเมียม |
| Vietnamese | Catmi, Cađimi |
| Bahasa Melayu | Kadmium |
| العربيه | كادميوم |
| Il-Malti | Kadmjum |
| עברית | קדמיום |
| Esperanto | Kadmio |
Links
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